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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1921, Page 2

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BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. VARNISH WORKS BURNT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 8. A fire destroyed Borthwick’s, varnish - works at Alexandria. The damage estimated at £25,000. A LABOR SCHEME. (Received This Day at 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A conference of representatives of miners, transport workers, seamen and railway employees, met the Australian Workers’ Union representatives, and agreed to the preliminaries regarding the amalgamation scheme. It was decided to convene a Congress for Ist March, to draft a Constitution. ~ v obituary. SYDNEY, This Day. Obituary.—Arthur William Martia, the well-known bowling "writer, whose pen" name was “Jack High.” A TRAM SMASH. 15 PERSONS INJURED. SYDNEY This Day. A tram smash in North Sydney resulted in fifteen persons being injured. Six were detained at the hospital. The brakes failed at a street incline and the .runaway jumped the rails and crashed'-'-into a loaded car travelling in an opposite direction. WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE, This Day. The selection of wool was one of the best of the season, including a large proportion of superior merinos, the bulk of wheh was bright and attractive. Competition was exceedingly active. It was immediately apparent that American buyers were interested. Practically all were sold, the top price bein» forty-four pence.

SWIMMING. HOBART, This Day. In the preliminary heats in the Australian swimming championship quarter mile, the first heat resulted:—Beaurepaire 1, Christie (New South Wales) 2, Sprintfield (Queensland) 3. Time's.3l 2-5. Second heat: Danger 1, (New South Wales) 2, Jones (Westralia) 3. Time 5.45.