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Hokitika Guardian, 20 December 1921, Page 3

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1 AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SHIPPING. SYDNEY, Dec. 20. The Union Company lias decided lo withdraw the Navua from the Sydney- , Fiji service, replacing her with the Kaiwarra. VICTORIAN PRODUCTS. (Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Dec. 20. Victorian products for 1920-21 wore valued at ninety-seven millions, coin-, pared with £69,770,000 the previous year. COALITION PROSPECTS. {Received This Day at 10.15 n.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 20. The coalition negotiations are shroud- ! ed in mystery in consequence of the j fluctuating attitudes of the progres-I sive organisation. It. is understood the | progressive council desires a liassnu, whilst the party by S votes to 7 favors a coalition .Ministry. The Council and party conferred at midnight, when the “Telegraph" stales the coalition was | definitely decided upon and Ministry! selected. j The “Herald” is equally emphatic! I that Fuller will not-form a .Ministry, J hut forecasts an early election. When the Assembly meets to-day it

is M.r Hickey will resign tin* Speakership, unless some unexpected situation develops. A STOIS.M. SYDNKY. Dec. '2D. j A violent storm was experienced at* Olen limes. causing extensive daman'*. ' Dardens. orchards, wheat crops, mails j an«l tool paths Mere dninapod l»v lar;;* 1 I japped lump* of hail. A.Hi inch#**. of rain were registered in twenty min- ;

•Ut*«. j i SYNTHETIC COM). j Ke'-eived Tliis Day at j MKI/HOi’HNK, !)<•<•. 2ft. J In reforonco to the cable that a Ofr- ' man chemist had succeeded in mnkinz synthetic jzdd. the Commonwealth ; Treasury officials are not concerned at the announcement. They say that for ! ■ hundreds of years then* have been of- | fort* to make or manufacture ‘'old. i AVe don’t fear anything is likely to ! come of the recent . «ermnn experiments j