AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 June 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

' AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABKOCI AT J OV . ! FINED FOR HAVING RATS. i SYDNEY, June 8. In the rat destruction campaign many suburban councils are heartily co-oper-ating with the health authorities in the destruction of the pest. Lidcombe 1 Council failed to respond with the re- | suit that it was fined tho maximum , amount for allowing the Town Hall to j remain infested with rats. The Mngis- , trulo declared it was most shocking 1 that those entrusted with safeguarding the public health should he guilty of sueli a neglect of duty.

RECORD WOOL PRICES. ’ SYDNEY, June 9. r i i,e famous Dunlop wool clip, always previously sold in London, was offered yesterday ill Sydney and elicited the be, m .-(, competition, prices ranging Irani 4f)d to 4-I.Jd per pound and established three records lor Sydney market; roinhings 11 pi, clothing 43d, necks 32.| d. LA HOUR DISCUSSION. SYDNEY. June 9.* Tree Labour Conference resumed the ibseiission on the party objective. Tho chairman Mileil that bv the decision of the Brisbane Conference the objective automatically replaced the old objective throughout the Commonwealth, until sueli time as it was varied. He oonteiidiil that the old objective contained (verytiling the workers wanted. Now South Wales delegates did their boat at Brisbane to reject the new objective, feiling that to carry if, was not to help the workers Inn to provide a whip for their political enemies, wherewith to ling them. Several proposals are before the conference aiming at the Brisbane objective.

X.S.W. ASYLUMS. SYDNEY. .Tunc 9. I The Inspector-General of tho Insane states there are now over 1000 more mental patients than the State has room for and tho position is growing steadily worse. He points out that unless more room is found, the only way out is to ili*eharge the patients l>ofore they are thoroughly sane. The total number of persons under the control ol the department at the end ot June last was 1942 or 219 more llia.ii those of 12 months earlier. The proportion to admissions to mental hospitals to I lie total population in 1921 was one to every 1027. . Australian COTTON. j SYDNEY, June 9. ' Mr W. M. Hughes stales that after his tour of northern New South Wales and (.leeeiisland. lie is satisfied that cotton "rowing has a great future and is destined to become one of Australia’s most staple crops.

WOMAN DELEGATE SUGGESTED. MELBOURNE. June 9. The League i| Nations Union passed a mot ion recommending that a woman he one of the Australian delegates to the League's meeting at Genoa.