AUSTRALIAN. VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1921, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RECORD HIGH JUMP. SYDNEY, April 24. At an athletic meeting at Auburn, A. W. Winter, in a standing high jump, cleared 4ft 9Jin, an Australasian record. STEAMER PENANG. ADELAIDE, April 16. A ceremony which has never before taken place in Australia was performed on the ship Penang, at Semaphore anchorage, when the lrinmsh ConsulGeneral (Mr Karlo J. Nimbler) hauled down the Dantzig flag which was flying on tho vessel and hoisted the colours of the Finnish Republic to the masthead. The boat has changed hands a number of times during the last two years. Originally a German ship, it was bought by Dantzig merchants and afterwards by the ]-innish firm of J. Nurmincr Ltd., who are the present owners. Unfortunately, they were unable to register the craft in time, and it consequently carried the registration of Dantzig. The vessel is manned almost entirely by a German crew, numbering 21, and only three are Finnish sailors. The commander, Captain F. Ween, sent an urgent telegram to the Consul in Sydney advising him of these facts, and that trouble"was simmering among the men. As a result of this. Mr Naulker paid a visit to Australia, as he was the only one who had power to authorise the hoisting of the Finnish flag. The crew assembled on the poop deck, and the. Consul announced that he took possession of the ship in tho name of the Finnish Republic, and officially declared it a Finnish vessel. Ho then road tho captain the flag certificate, which allowed him to carry the Finnish flag, which has a blue cross on a white field. THE GUYRA "MYSTERY.” SYDNEY, April 26. The police have reason to believe there arc several confederates in the Gnyra hoax. A girl confessed she, dropped stones on the roof to scare a sister-in-law. They believe the confederates included some of the pickets who were helping to guard the house and lay the ghost. A number of spiritualists, who hud gone to investigate, are sore over the , joke. ■COCKATOO ISLAND SCANDAL. SYDNEY, April 26. The Commission appointed to inquire into the operations at Cockatoo Island Dock Yard have commenced taking evidence. Commodore Edwards, in charge i of the naval establishments, gave evidence that the recent dismissals at, the Islam! were not due to lack of work, but to shortage of funds. There was sufficient work at Cockatoo to employ all the men recently dispensed with.

RAILWAY RILL. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.in.) SYDNEY, April 27. Government is drafting an amending Railway Bill drastically reducing the powers of the Child' Commissioner. It is not proposed to alter the number of Commissioners, but the vacancy caused by the death of Mr Milne will he filled by a representative of employees. MORE SMALLPOX. SYDNEY, April 27 A further ease of smallpox was reported on the steamer Gracchus amongst the native crew. LORD MAYOR’S PROTEST. (Received This Day at 8.40 a.:n.) SYDNEY, April 27. The Lord Mayor, referring to the flag incident at the Town Hall, stated he was not the organiser of the memorial services, and those wlm organised are responsible by omitting to ptate that they desired the flag to he flown. If they had asked, they would have been welcome to have all the flags in the Town Hall hoisted. He added that he resented the gross abuse ot the citizens hospitality, shown not by the relumed soldiers, hut by persons emleat ouiing to use the returned men for base political ends. PORT PIRIE SMELTERS. ADELAIDE,' April 27. New South Wales,Minister for Alines who has been visiting Broken Hill and Port Pirio, stated he expected Pori Pi lie smelters to- resume working in about, ten weeks. The Alinister added that when in .Melbourne he would interview the directors of Broken Hill mines rgearding a resumption as it was inconceivable that the mines should remain idle.

APPEAL AGAINST REMOVAL. SYDNEY, April 27. A number of German business men, removed from New Guinea, are appealing against their repatriation to Germany. An enquiry is being held. BETTER RELATIONS. SYDNEY, April 27. I Branches of the Rotary Club are being formed in Australia. The main objoft is to promote better relations between America and flic British Empire. SLACKNESS OF TRADE. j SYDNEY, April 27. 1 Owing to slackness of 'be butter ' and bacon trades, two thousand cold. ! storage employees are rendered idle. NOT SATISFYING. SYDNEY, April 27. Some of those who pinned thei faith to spiritualistic agencies in connection with the Guyra mystery are not satisfied with the girl’s confession and claim it fails to fully explain the phenomena. The police state the girl was actually caught throwing stones. A BANK BOUGHT. I i HOBART, April 27. The English, Scottish and Australian j bank has taken over the whole of the i assets and liabilities of the Commercial Bank of. Tasmania for £616.U,«,