AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 October 1921, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

AVETRAMAN AND N.Z. CAUI.E ASSOUIATI"" THE WHEAT POOL. SYDNEY. Del. 2J The “Sydney Morning Herald” states

.pal the Government wheat pool will h fiiiiiluvil hy a shipping syiulifatc* livniled hy land I llclua]K-. The Premier - f llie Hon .1. Dooley i .gives this report an alls, lute denial, lie explains that the L'o.ODII.OUt) guarantee was raised through the AgentGeneral in the ordinary way. Dalgety and Co. are handling and chartering the shipping and also arranging lor the disposal of the wheat ahioad. Retelling to tin- commissi.-a to ho paid. .Air Dooley added that two other Clipping firms had rejected the oiler v.'iiieh V, as accepted hy Dalgety and Co.

CHINA AND SAMOA. SYDNEY, Oct. '24. \|«* Caeroii. the authoress, has rct a rued fr■ in a i'isit to the Pacific Islands. She says that dissatisfaction over the present administration of Samoa. is growing, and there is no doubt that the desire is that Samoa should lie n Crown policy. She is generally surprised nt the hold lliei Chinese have on Samoa, and says that, they are marrying Samoan women in large numbers. Tlu-ir children show magnificent qualities. being as beautiful as their mothers and as industrious as their fathers.

H.M.S. AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE. Oct. ‘2d. It js officially stated that the battle cruiser Australia "ill he phl-.-etl on tinreserve and not scrapped. TIIH PLAGUE. BRISBANE, Oct. ‘25. The Home Secretary disputes Coinpston'ii statements that tile plague sinead north from Brisbane. He says: “Tlio first infected rat was found up in Cairns (in the far north). The discus- is coming from the Eastern Countries. A rat infected with plague has been discovered in Brisbane. e . QUEENSLAND POLITICS. ABOLISHING SECOND C DUMBER, BRISBANE. Oei. Tie Assembly read n li is I time a Bill to abolish the l.cgi-dativc Council, by 5! voles to 11. \V A RSI 11 P FOR SCRAP HEAP. SYDNEY. (),t. 25. Tile "Daily Telegraph” states that in connect iuii "ilk, eeeiioliiv in the N.ual De|i >rl illicit, ihi- v.aisldp .’ aslrn !i.i is to l.e pm on i of com mission aml go oil I lie sei aji heap.

MINING DISFITF. S'! DNKY. (), t. 2T At a , onfenoice bnlwe.m the coal owners and Miner-' Fe. legit inn to discus.-. among other matters ihe miners' proposal In limil the a orbing for! night in miens to nine instead of !! days, ihe millers explained t’teii case. The coiilV*reitc,. adjourned to a date to ho li.xcl later, to ..liable ti e ov. Hers to nisi,lor the proposal. FARKS IXCRKASKD. M I'll.lit T!i N'K. Hi. 2b. The iutei'-State shipping fares have 1,,,,.ii increased 1(1 per cent in eonsc,lHeine of losses liu-Jiire,l oil account ol the present rates. RAND (TIAMFIONSIiIi*. M KLBOF !! NK. On. 2b. Malvern Tramways Hand, oiiampious in 1112(1, again won i lie championship at the band conlesi nt Ballarat:. :•' Ft'TIVIS COFNCII. DFFFATKD. BRIXIIANK. Del. 2b. In the Assemble, prior to the fust iending of the Legislative Council Hill, an lUiicndinent by the National Forty in favour ol an elective coino il on a limited fianeliise. was iciccled by C voles to L>.