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Hokitika Guardian, 22 November 1921, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. WOOL SALES. (Received This Day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY Nov. 21. The wool sales were resumed under the old conditions, allowing buyers fourteen days credit, instead of twentyone allowed during the recent sales. The. offerings comprised new clips, carrying a considerable amount ti£. burr and seeds, excepting for a. limited amount of superior fine sorts for which there was a strong demand. The market was irregular for tho poorer, wastry classes at about late rates.

NEW SEASON’S WHEAT. SI'DXEV, Nov. 21. The first, new season’s wheat, prime dry quality, has been told in Sydney at os per bushel, which is Is below tlio price now paid by millers under tho Wheat Board regulations, for Home consumption. Millers arc not at liberty to purchase direct or Hi rough agents, until the end iff November, whereto the Board’s control exists. The position beyond that date is uncertain.

BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS SYDNEY. Nov. 21

The Bramston ease was resumed today. The Town Clerk gave lengthy evidence regarding the conditions finwood blocks. The Town Clerk stated Air Bramston, had always been a* consistent fighter against high prices being charged for blocks. Air Bramston hail acted quite o|X'iily in connection with the negotiations and tile, tender involvved in the case. The case was adjourned till Wednesday, when the defence will open.

PLAGUE CONKEREXCE. (Ue-eived This Dnv at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. Nov. 22. Among oilier decisions of the Plain

Conference, was one that the risk of inti'ction tmm bubonic or septicaemic eases of plague were negligible, .‘such cases may lie treated safely in isolation wards of general hospitals. It is not essential that plague cases should be treated in isolation hospitals, distant from population. The use of guinea pigs to detect the presence of plague fleas in suspected areas, and as traps for fleas in infected areas was approved as effective. The destruction iff (leas is regarded as an essential part of the measures taken with respect to infected premises. Recommendations approve of the present precautionary preventive regulations and suggest a number iff stringent measures I'm strengthening and widening the scope of these icgnla--1 ions.

WHEAT YIELD. .MELBOURNE. Nov. 22 The wheat yield of Victoria is estimated at lA,3D I .(fill) bushels. EED Eli A I. It I" Moll's. MELBOURNE. Nov. 22 Rumour. me bring rimnlaleil in l-’i'di ml I Il' b's tliaf’a ..i.ililinn is pend ing between the Inllmi ns ni Watt and the Country Parly, with a view ol displacing Mr Hughes. A development is expected within ten days.