AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 October 1921, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

IUHTiIALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AUSTif AUA-N sh i print; strike MELBOURNE, October 23. in rcjjlv to persistent rumours of ii shipping strike to take place hefor* Christinas, it is officially stat*’d, of K’half 111 tin’ .Maritime Unions thal they a i(t take no part in precipitating my disfociaiibii. BA LI /All AT Cl >M 1 ‘E’t ITH O?K,. MELBOURNE. October 22. At the Ballnrt baud contests brass piartet was won by Collingwooil wit); l(i points. Kailumra. No 2 party witli 12 gained lionornble mention. WOOL KALES. 'Received This Day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Od. 25 There was a good demand from Coil t incnt'd buyers at the wool sales am prices averaged five per cent liigliei than last week, ACQUITTED. SYDNEY. Get. 25 Fittest Abigail, one of Sydney's load ing lawyers, wit .4 acquitted at the quarter sessions on a charge ill t iiih-:!vUiii ing to induce u witness to make if fids* statement, the jury not desifin'g to lien evidence for the delende. THE PLAGUE. MEL BOURNE o-’. 2‘ Doctor Ciiinuston states the plagiu U more serious than imagined. Eflor 1 ’ limiting rats infection are unsuccess fid. The main epideinic ol plague h likely to break out in March or Aid next. , -