VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1921, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

AUSTRALIAN

tt£ TELEGRAPH—PRIiBS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. AUSTR ALI A’S POPUI,ATION. SYDNEY, June 10 Tlie corrected census figures for the population of the Commonwealth are disclosed in an interim statement. They are: — The Commonwealth 5,410,702 New South Wales 2,096,393 Victoria 1,530,114 Queensland .. 755,573 South Australia 474,867 Western Australia 329,228 Tasmania 213,527

A LIBEL ACTION. (Received this 'duy at 10.20 a.in.)' MELBOURNE, June 17 The libel action, Ryan v. Mercury was decided in favour of defendant with costs, on a majority verdict of $ to 3. The matter was raised in the House of Representatives of immigrants returning home by the Ormonde, in consequence of unemployment.

JUSTICE HIGGINS RESIGNED MELBOURNE, June 17 Justice Higgins has resigned the Presidency of the Federal Arbitration Court, hut is retaining bis position on the High Court.

HIDE MARKET. MELBOURNE, June 17 Tlie hides market is firm. All good conditioned hides and kips show a farthing advance, other grades unaltered.

COMMONWEALTH CENSUS. ' SYDNEY, June 17

The census figures disclosed males in the Commonwealth number 2,751,781, and females 2,667,921. The grand totals are exclusive of full blooded natives, the returns for the territorise not being available.

SYDNEY, June 17

Tlie total increase of population in the Commonwealth exclusive of fullblooded natives, in the last ten years, was 969,721, whereof New South Wales had 449,659, Victoria 214,563, Queensland 141,760, South Australia 86,309, Westralia 47,114, Tasmania 22,326. The increase equals 41.07 per cent.

DR COPE’S EXPEDITION

SYDNEY, June l/ -

The ‘ Herald” states advice has been received in Sydney to the effect that Cope’s expedition has reached Grahams Land, Antarctica. A considerable partjt, if not the whole force, landed at Android Bay on the I.2th January and got a hut ashore. The landing place is a big penguin rookery which was taken as an indication that the expedition intends to a considerableeX' tent to rely op penguins and stale meat for food,