AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 6 September 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. Sept. 3. AI the wool sales cross-heeds and comb-backs predominated. Competition mis keen and American buyers again u*• re operating alter a long absence. |,i,to rates were maintained, faulty cross-bred- being slightly higher. THE BASIC WACE. SYDNEY, Sept. ■’ A; the Board of Trade I iving Wage Enquiry. the representative ot the graziers stated t lint il the basic wage nos applied to rural workers ii would bo disastrous, a- graziers were -just iiv orering from drought and tluod--lie foreo!sled ’hat if wages were lived like tho-e ol the oily wnl 10-i ". graziers would reduce put to jit-t what their own families oinihl produce. Hill" lliruß-iIILT 1 i:«i!ISilu!.- «»1M «:! "ol’k. PRICT. CK IU’TTKR. .Iteooived Tins Pay at 11.*JO a.m.) SYDNKV, >■••pi. • The price ol butte) will he reduced to-morrow liv one penny per pound. ARTICLE ON H '.MI" . SYDNEY. Seiu ” The Sydney •■Morning Herald” publishing a' s-ries of articles hy it." s pee ia I CoiMinisMoiier. who recently visited tlu* Paedie Islands. Dealing with Samoa and the discontent over the i, linla i"t ration h. s.iv- lie is net d'--po cd 111 .igiec w nil the 1"' a! (•..nil'lllion dial all the Maine for the parlous conditions is to be laid at New Zealand's door. The administration made numv mistakes. Lilt had really not clout* so hadlv when all the ilifliciiltii-s were taken into consideration, and it promises to do a great deal better in the future. New Zealand would no doubt he glad enough to be rid of the disgruntled community, if a satisfactory way oat could lie found, fur there can be no really national desire to continue eon-' tnil of Samoa against the wishes ol its people. There are many elements there different from any other group in ihe Pacific, and this fact makes die Government very difficult indeed. '! here is im form of administration licit in these days would satelv Samoans for long. They are a peculiar people as New Zealand must realise by now. It is not alone delects in t lO Government that account lor I he troubles. Diniinisliisl piospeiit.' is. Li- . the colliTpse of the markets lor tropical products and that is a cause far bevond local contiul.

PUBLIC HEALKH ADDRESS. SYDNEY, September 0. Doctor Purdy. Metropolitan health officer, presiding at an address given bv ~M ,* \Y. H. Trigg* on public htfulth ui New Zealand said some, branches ot tlie public health service in New Zealand has led the world, especially the remarkable campaign for the reduction of infntile mortality. SHIPPING LAWS. MELBOURNE. He pi. fi. Tbe Marine Council made the. following recommendations to the Ministei ol Customs —That the findings of the Al mining Committee he given the force of law. that an oversea voyage be deemed to start at tlie port where the vessel first loaded the cargo, "huh she is to deliver overseas, and end at the port wher she finally discharges it. In the event of the vessel leaving Australia ill ballast, she is to be deemed to he an oversea, from departure from the last Australian port. Similarly a vessel arriviim. be deemed .oversea till *n reaches the first Australian port.

" BEAR ATTACKS ACTOR. BERLIN. July 0. During a film rehearsal at the studio of the Vera Company at Hamburg bred Mnrcnsseti. a wrestler, was severely mauled by a performing bear. Maicussen was acting the chief part in which lie is pursued by a near. >' ml" this section of tlie film was being taken and Mareussen was climbing up a rope bidden, the bear which had not been fed and was mad with hunger climbed up after the wrestler and began to claw him. . A violent struggle followed on tinswnving ladder. ATareussne tried to push the bear down with his feet while Folding on to the rope with Ins hands. The bear dragged him down to tlie ground. Mareussen there continued bis desperate light for life until be beoam,. unconscious owing to loss of blood. Food had meanwhile been brought and put down near the hungry lwar. Matching his opportunity an attendant skilfully hooked the bear’s nose-ring as tip' animal let go liis victim to feed.