AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 July 1920, Page 3

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: 1 ACBTIiACIAN iV N.Z. ASSOCIATION'] AUSTRALIAN FLOODS. HOBART, Jvly 5. Following on heavy rain, most of tin; northern Tasmanian Rivers are flooded. SYDNEY, July 5. As a rofiult of the floods the conn-ti-y from Narrabri to Werris Check, an the northern line, is one rast sheet of water. Rescue bouts in some instances have been rowing for ]oo miles on water on the Breeza Plains, wliero, for many miles there is water 30 feet deep. Tt is estimated that the stock losses will amount in value to fifty thousand sterling. The .greatest disaster, how. ever, will occur to tile wheat farmers, for apparently the whole, of two hundred thousand acres already planted will he ruined. The waters are now subsiding quickly, but it is estimated it will be two weeks before railway traffic is fully restored. i ‘ ..... -. A HOBART REPORT. HOBART, July 5. A -Social Committee’s report on clio moral condition of the city recommends the abolition of temperance bars, which are now allowed ou licensed promises after sis o’clock. With ’egard to sexual crime, such as arises out of sex abnormality, thq Committee is of the opinion that mere imprisonment is calculated to aggrevnte the evil. It is suggested that offenders bo subjected to reformatory treatment. COST OF LIVING. SYDNEY, July o. It is officially announced that the 1 Board of Trade proposes to conduct a general inquiry into tile, cost of living throughout the State, instead of split- 1 ting its inquiry into sections, as has f boon done hitherto. By this means | 1 it is hoped ro declare n living wage : 1 for the wholp State, ! *

STUD SHEEP SA LES. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) | SYDNEY, This Day. I The stud sheep sales opened at Wanganolla, rams from Charles Mills of ■\Vn»dv.v station realising the top price, one f thousand guineas. .Mr Rutherford pnr--1 chased a morinp ram for S.">o guineas. GAS STRIKE SETT I EM ENT. .MELBOURNE, This Day,

. It is umufU'iallv stated that the gas. companies and employees have agreed to accept .Mr Lawson’s conditional proposals. „ i' FLOOD DAMAGE. l lie. eieed This Dav ar 1 - A!£s p.m.) SYDNEY, July 6. The Hood- water! arc gradually subsiding iti thp north west. There is reassuring news from elsewhere, with j thfe exception of the west. Salvage ’ gangs are rapidly removing the debris ■ and families are rapidly returning to their homes.

charged with mu-rdbr, Sidney; jui y o. i Kugeno Fiilline, a woman iu male attire who twice underwent marriage ceremonies with persons of her own <sex has been arrested and charged with murdering Annie Burke or Crawford W Cratkvoqd iq 1917, and demanded.

BUILDING scheme. I SYDNEY, July 0. | Mr Doyle conferred with timber nvercJiants regarding a big housing scheme. The latter wprp of opinion if would be necessary to import the hulk of the timber, principally fpoqi America.

COST OF SETTLEMENT, SYDNEY, July 0. Mr Loughljn replying to Mr Milieu, said Victoria asked for £9,750,000 for soldiers while New South Wales asked for £B,7so,ooo,costing £8,405 and £2,500 per settler. The figures, Mr Loughlin explained, referred to prominent classes which, always were expensive, but New South Wales effected these cheaper than Victoria. PROTECTION WA NTED. MELBOURNE. July 6. Green, Minister of Customs gave. .1 non-committal reply to a deputation of Australian Industries Protection League which urged a continuance of the present assessment of foreign exchange for purposes of customs duties.

NAURU AGREEMENT. MELBOURNE, July 6. The Commonwealth dispatched to London on Thursday the amount due respecting Australia’s obligations under Nauru agreement . A COLDER WEEDING. BRISBANE, July ft. BRISBANE, July ft. Sir Samuel Griffiths and his wife K'lebfiated their golden wedding on Monday.