AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 November 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. STEAMER MISHAP. SUVA, Nov. 17. The Coininoiiwealtii steamer "Aralueii,” en route from Suva to l.evuka. struck the l.evuka W'liat I and smashed right through. The damage to the steamer amounts to 1)2000. GRAZIERS ASSi K I ATM >N SCHEME. (Received This Du\ at l• •.Ja.inA SYDNEY. Nov is.

'Die Crazier- As-oeiniioii scheme lor the voluntary subdivision of large estates, recently placed before Government, is now rogatiled as practically dead. After a special committee was appointed to prepare details, submitted the report to the Council of the Graziers Association it was decided to refer the matter to the next annual meeting of the Association. 'lbis ts accepted as a polite way ol killing the scheme.

SALK OF WHEAT. SYDNEY, Nov. Negotiations have been opened loi the supply of 32,000 tons ol lair average quality wheat, at A aladivoslock during December. WHEAT FOOL. SYDNEY, Nov. 18 Further investigations of the wheal pool accounts show considerable overpayments were, made in connection with the 10 LA-Hi pool. Particulars will bo available a week hence. CENSURE DEFEATED. SYDNEY, Nov. 18. In the Assembly Sir .John Fuller’s censure motion was rejected hv 41 to 34. DEATH Or AI. LEO ED MURDERER. SYDNEY, Nov. H Holly Copeland, aged Hi. a I rested on Wednesday on a charge ol murdering Marie Ward at lledlern Inst Tuesday, was found in great agony in his cell on Thursday and removed to the hospital where he died, at practically the same hour as his victim of the murder. A BILL KILLED. ADELAIDE, Nov. IS. The Assembly by *_>!> to 15, negatived a private hill in favoijr of religious instruction in State schools. TASMANIAN POLITICS. lIOILART, Nov. 18

In the Assembly, Mr AVliitsill 'lndependent) moved a no-eoniidetiee motion in Government for not buying sufficient ships. The motion was defeated by 20 to li. ECHO OF IJGOURI CASE. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, November 18. Sir Joint Fuller, speaking on Ids censure motion, disclaimed any intention «f raising the Sectarian issue. He carefully kept clear of it. His charge was the sacred liberties of a citizen bad been interfered with. Government had not taken the steps they should have taken to see iustico vindicated. Comment had been made about the alleged dilatoriness of the poliee, which enabled Joseph Partridge to leave the country.

AH Dooley replied that Government considered tiie matter one for the police to deal with and left it entirely in their hands. He tabled the police papers which showed with the exception of Joseph Partridge, none of the perpetrators connected with the alleged abduction of Miss Partridge had been identified. Also that one of the causes the police were not pnsldng the matter ..was that Miss Partridge’s disinclination to take action against her j brother. After one memler had spnk- | on, Government applied the gag. I S(ir J. Fuller, replying, disclaimed j any reflection on the police torce. ! Avilat he claimed was when the Government and poliee admitted the outrage, | it looked like impotence that they were not able to find the perpetrators of the outrage. Joseph Partridge could J and should have been charged and the I suggestions that proceedings could he taken by private individuals, was not made public until the day before ho i left the country.