AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1922, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.S. CABLE ASSOCIATION

EX-IRISH CONS'! AISUI ARY. SYDNEY, April 22

Air Oakes, Chief Secretary states New South Wales has rejected Hon. Lloyd George’s request to absorb the Irish Constabulary. They hoped to obtain sufficient recruits for the force locally.

BLOODSTOCK SALES SYDNEY, April 22 The colt, St Alwyne, Pretty Volody by Volodvovski, lias been, purchased by H. C. Bryant at Randwick for 1010 gns. The colt by Magpie from a." Welkin male by D. Buffior. for eight hundred; the colt by Afagpie from Nancy Sykes by S. Bruutou of Victoria for 075 gns. The filly by Valais, from Lady C’hildswick by S. Killick, the trainer of Beauford for 825.

CHESS. MELBOURNE, April 22. Davis (N.Z.) defeated Simmons (S. Australia) in the sixth round of the elicss tournament . MELBOURNE, April 24. 'Hie seventh round of the Chess championship has concluded. The surprise of tlv- day was the defeat of AVallaee (New South Wales) by Simmons (South Australia). AVallaee also lost an adjourned game with Boyce (Queensland) thus dropping to third place after loading since the commencement of the tournament.

N.S.AY. POLITICS. SYDNEY, April 22

A split is threatened in the Coalition ranks owing to the appointment of a deputy leader. According to the Coalition compact, the position was promised to the Progressives, hut as the latter party divided on the Coalition being elfected, a number of Nationalists contend the compact does not ap\dy. The Nationalists contend AL' Oakes should be deputy leader. A meeting will he held on Monday to endeavour to arrive at the decision. Air (’alts lias announced that the personnel of the Majority Labour Party executive includes Skelton (Independent Protestant Labour candidate).

FLOUR MILLS STOP

BRISBANE, April 22

Barnes (lour mills at Warwick have closed, owing to the inability to obtain wheat at a price to cover working expenses. Barnes stated though lps firm is prepared to pay above the export rates, the Wheat Board preferred to export. The stoppage is a Serious blow to the district. His mill has a gristing capacity of half a million bushels a year and also possesses a storage capacity of three hundred thousand bushels, or one tenth of the Queensland eiop STEEL WORKS STOPPING. SYDNEY, April 2:1 Speaking at the annual dinner of the Institute of Engineers at Newcastle, .Mr Bilker, manager of the Newcastle Steel Works, said that the works had now stopped their development, and in a few days they would stop producing altogether, as the company could not manufacture at a loss. He added that, if they had cheaper coal, they would he able to compete with the English ironami steel manufacturers.

N.S.W. UNEMPLOYED.

SYDNEY, April 2A

A report of the Shite Labour Exchanges show that at 11 1 e end of March there were (iOOO unemployed in the city and 7000 in the country. TOTE TURNOVER. •'Received This Rnv at S a.m.) SYDNEY, April 21. The totalisator turnover during four days of Randwiek meeting amounted to £319,007, compared with £280,813 for the previour year. The attendaneo totalled 210,000.

EXKCT'ITON OE BOSS

.MANY PROTESTS >IA DI-

M ELIiOURXK, April 23

Shoals of letters have been received hv the Victorian Attorney-General, protesting against the hanging of floss for the Gun Alley murder of the girl Tirtschke.

One letter is alleged to be from the wife of the real murderer, who alleges that she knows her husband committed the crime, and that she will bring him “up to scratch” in a lew days. One old man, aged to, visited the gaol, and offered himself as a sacrifice for Ross, quoting the Bible, and saying.

“It would be a beautiful death to die for another.” He expressed great disappointment when his offer was not entertained.