AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1921, Page 3

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VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS BT TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSN., COPYRIGHT. ■ BIG FIRE IN SAWMILL. BRISBANE, June 29. j A fire at Browri and Broad’s timber , yards, at Newstfead aiid Breakfast . Creek destroyed over 1,000,000 feet of dressed timber; also the engines, machinery, fittings and portion of the buildings. The damage is £30,000. The foreman fireman, Mr Walsh, was fatally overcome bv the beat and smoke. * * / TONG A - AND FEDER ATION. TRADE WITH AMERICA. SYDNEY, June 29. ; The Premier of Tonga is visiting Australia on a health tour. Questioned as to the likelihood of an Island Federation of the Pacific, be expressed no desire to discuss the question. They were quite satisfied, and did not want any form of federation or commonwealth. When visiting Suva recently lie was informed that the Fijian movement was to secure a federation of all the British islands in the Western Pacific. The Tungan Government had no desire to discuss the question. Referring to the diversion of Tougan trade from Australia to America, he said that all toll copra which was the chief export, was now being sent to America lyocausc the Union Coy., declared that they bad no vesesl available for the Tongan trade since the war. They would prefer to send it to Australia, but (here was no option. Before the. war they were able to send fruit to New Zealand by direct steamer to Auckland, but now the Union Coy. sent a steamer round Fiji to Tonga, which made the iournev too long for the fruit shipment. The German traders resident in Tonga before the war had been allowed to resume business but no further Germans were allowed to come in. BIG MONEY IN WHEAT. MELBOURNE, June 2:1. Melbourne with the payment of Is 3d per bushel, whieb the Wheat Fool are making in ,J“lv. the farmers will have jreeejml £4f.012>7.V on account of their last, year's bnrvrrt. ■ * LAWN TENNIS. (Received T|iis Day at 9.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 3D. ’Hie Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia has postponed a discussion on the financial statement till next Wednesday, to enable New Zealand delegates to obtain fuller instructions from New Zealand. The French Association announced its inability to send a team to Australia in 1921. NO ITUTTIKR TRACE. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 30 There is no further news or trace of I he missing North Coast wrecks. AUSTRALIAN .MAIL SERVICE. (Received This Day at 11.30 a.in.) MELBOURNE, June 30 Air Wise (Postmaster-General) has announced a fortnightly mail service will commence in September, liners to | leave Sydney every alternate Tuesday ami .Melbourne every alternative Sat- i urdav. i