AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 10 February 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

VOHTRALIAN AND N.Z. OAItI.E ASSOCIATION FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, Feb. 8.

Heavy rains, followed by floods in tho Longi'caeh district, caused severe losses of cattle and sheep. It is estimated that 100,000 sheep have perished between Longreaeh and Wintori.

,J. M. GREGORY RETIRING. SYDNEY, Feb. 8,

J. M. Gregory announces that yesterday’s match was bis last appearance in big cricket. He gives the reason that lie cannot afford to devote the time required to cricket.

SECOND SHARK VICTIM. (Received This Dav at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 10

A second shark tragedy occurred at Pittwater. A suiveyor named Norman Whiteley, stated bis intention of going to bathe alone and was not again seen till portion of bis mangled body was found in the water.

VENEREA 1. DiSEASE. (Received This Dav at 8 a »n.) MELBOURNE, Fob. 10

The Inter-state Conference on venereal diseases resolved in favour of legislation requiring the production of medical certificates of freedom from venereal diseases, from each eonti acting parties before a carriage could bo performed by any legally authorised person. Other resolutions favoured a campaign with the object of more effectively instructing the public with a view to co-operating with medicos dealing with these diseases.

BAWRA PAYMENTS. -Received This Day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 10. Bnwra lias completed arrangements to distribute on 18th May, £5,250,000 sterling, the balance due on the Priority wool certificates. Seventy-five thous'u ■ cheques will be required for the payment. THE ORTON CASE. MELBOURNE, Fob. 10 Chief Justice livine has ordered that £lO9 6s sterling taken by the police from Orton in connection with the Badak case lie returned. He added that the charges on which he was arrested, gave no justification for the police retaining the money, whatever the result might he.

Hi HE MARKET. MELBOURNE. Fob. 10. The hide market is irregular. Mediums a farthing to lmlf-penny lower, heavies and light kips unchanged. LABOR COUNCIL RED. SYDNEY, Feh 10. The Labour Council decided to affiliate with the Red International of Moscow, adopting the latter’s revolutionary measures for the overthrow of capitalism. PLAGUE REGULATIONS. I SYDNEY, Eeb. 10. ' Among new pla.gue regulations, no produce likely to harbour rats must leave Sydney, unless contained in nntirat wrappings. j MINE TROUBLE. • ADELAIDE, Feb. 10. 1 No less than three hundred, of eight hundred men ,are required for the resumption of work at Wnlnroo Moonta. mines, under an agreement whereby wages are regulated by the, prices of copper mines, they will probably continue closed. STOCKHOLDER’S ACTION. BRISBANE, FeH. 10. I The Premier strongly depreciated the • action of certain large stock-holders in l deciding owing to the unpromising ontl look for the snip of cattle, to kill calves , in order to reduce the income tax lia- • bility. He declared the action was det trimental (to stockholders themselves and injurious to the State as a. whole. He Y suggested a compromise on the ineidv ence of taxes.