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Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1921, Page 3

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BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT fire in timber yard.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 18

A tire in a timber yard belonging to Bell, Frazer Ltd., of Hozelle, caused damage estimated at (,'20,000. A CONFERENCE. MELBOURNE, Feb. 18. A compulsory conference in connection with the Shipping strike has opened, but no finality was reached. RACING POSTPONED. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 18. Victoria Amateur Turf Club decided to abandon the autumn meeting and lias fixed the meeting for 12th March. HAWAIPS P<)PULATION. (Received This -Day at 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 18. Evatt, a leading Sydney Barrister, who has returned from a visit to the Hawaii States sixty per cent of the population are Asiatics. Out of a total population of 208 thousand, 111) thousand are Japanese. They are so numerous that they have entirely ousted white artisans. SYDNEY NEWS. SYDNEY, Feb. 19. j When the Monnn was nine miles out it was discovered that her clearance papers were forgotten and the vessel returned to port and resumed her voyage three hours later. The weather is very dull and rain is imminent. The Rhodes trustees have allowed an additional fifty pounds to all Rhodes scholars to cope with the increased cost of living, hut this will not h®a permanent addition. UNEMPLOYED. SYDNEY, Feb. 19. It is estimated there are 60,000 unemployed in the Commonwealth includ-■ ing_3o,ooo in New South Wales. The amount of lust wages by tlu» strike is j estimated at over a million. j CHARGE OF MURDER. j BRISBANE. Feb. 19. | Wilfred Ernest Coley, describing himself as a ship’s foreman, was arrested and charged with the murder of Gertrude McGrath of Napier at North Sydney, on 24th December. When the charge was read he replied—“ That’s right,”