AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1920, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

ACSTIIALIAN A N.Z. CAULS ASSOCIATION] A STATE LOTTERY. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 15. Mr Storey announced that a State Lottery on the lines of Tattersalls and connected with horse racing would he introduced this session. A DENIAL. SYDNEY, Nov. 15. Messrs Dooley and Mutch (Ministers) and Johnston (Member) cabled on Friday, emphatically deny receiving money from Talbot. Further action is threatened. THE VACANT SEAT. MELBOURNE, Nov. 15. No announcement has yet been made respecting likely candidates for Kalgoolie bye-election. Mr Mahon declined to state his intentions. PRESS-COMMENT. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 15. Tho “Herald’s” cricket correspondent comments on the solid perfectness, but uinteresting quality of the Englishmen’s batting. There was no war of movement ,only a solid trench combat, one side dug in and the other trying to dig them out. The outstanding feature of the visitors work was their caution. The “Telegraph” says the batting throughout was of a class, but not the kind that virile Australasians desire. •Both papers express disappointment at the weakness of the Victorian batting. TENNIS. MELBOURNE, Nov. 15. Victoria gained over-whelming victories against New South Wales in tho tennis doubles, Brookes displaying fine form.