AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. RAIN IN N.S.W. SYDNEY, July 24. There has been heavy rain with a strong easterly blowing for the past couple of Jays, and it still continues. Shipping is sheltering. The rainfall is widespread, including considerable portions of the wheat and western areas, which has greatly improved th e prospects of backward springing crops.

ROWING MATCH OFF. SYDNEY, July 24. The Paddon-Amst match lias been declared off. It is stated Paddon tlirico extended the original date, but declined to a postponement from September 9th to 23rd. WOOL SALES. MELBOURNE, July 24. A meeting of the Wool Appeal Board agreed that auctions in connection with tho 1922-23 selling season should commence at Brisbane on 18th September.

GERMAN CONSUL NOT WANTED

MELBOURNE, July 24. The Commonwealth Government bins refused a bequest made by Germany for the right to the npjioiiitment of Consuls in Australia', Mr Hughes stated whilst not preventing the resumption of trade with Germany, the Government refused to grease the wheels of German trade.

VICTORIAN RACING. MELOBURNE, July 23. At the Aspendale races, the Brush Steeplechase resulted:—Protein 1, Bandolet 2, Broodseinde 3. Won by four lengths. Time Imin 2sec.

REDUCING WAGES. (Received this day at 8 a.tn.)

SYDNEY, July 25.

Arising out of the threatened collapse of Rylands wire netting and nail manufacturing works, and Broken Hill Proprietary steel works at Newcastle, as a result of foreign competition and local high wages, an unofficial conference was held between employers and employees, with Judge Curlewis as chairman, to discuss a reduction of wages to enable the industries to he carried on. The outcome of this is that railway workers industry branch of the Australian Workers’ Union, which is principally affected, decided that in order to solve the union employment question and assist industries that are feeling the pinch of ouside competition members of tlie Union work for ' less than awards rates, provided that when times are good, the industries concerned will make up hack pay.

A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. MELBOURNE, July 25

Following on the failure of Mrs l.imglilan. wife of a labourer at Yea, to return home from a dance, black trackers were employed and found her body in Yeas* river, with wounds in the head and fare. It is believed she was on the way home from the dance and was outraged, and then done to death and thrown into the river. All arrest has been made.

MISSIONARY’S VIVID STORY. SYDNEY, July 24

Pastor Stewart, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary, in a. further condemnation of the condominium system in the New Hebrides, said that in Mnlokula. the wildest part of the group, judging from the native practices and the plentitude of arms, the Condominium Government was more imaginary than real. He also stated the custom of burying infants alive had reduced the female population to thirty tier cent. Old men were strangled and cannibalism was life. The chief of the North Malekula was known as a cannibal king. Ancestral worship was responsible for the wholesale sacrifice of pigs, as many ns two hundred being killed sometimes at one feast for the purpose of appeasing the dead. CYcr.ONrc storm. SYDNEY, Juno 21. A week-end storm caused widespread damage in New South Vales, especially in the northern districts, where floods are threatening. A warning has been issued to shipping that the cyclonic disturbance is centred off Brisbane and is working southward. SYDNEY, July 24. The Manuka, which arrived at 9.30 ran into a gale, hut was not seriously delayed.