AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 August 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

* AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION. ‘ FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH. I SYDNEY, August 21. A fire destroyed the residence of Mr Jde la Ferguson, at Millo Mountain. | near Rvlstone, and Ferguson, his wife, i and three daughters were all burned i to death. The bodies were completely i burned, only the bones of the children 1 icing left. The tragedy was discovered by passers-by. The nearest house was two miles away. TASMAN OR ANZAC. -'Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 22. JusOce Chapman of Wellington, writing to the Sydney “Herald” con(•‘ntuhitos Mr Hughes for discouraging the attempt to exchange the name of Tasman to Anzae. He quotes historical facts in favour of retaining the name Tasman, and suggests there arc other more appropriate ways for petuating tlie deeds at Anzae Cove. j SYDNEY, August 22. . Justice Chapman concluded—Surely ! the name Tasman Sea deliberately given j on the recommendation of these young . nations, is a fitting monument for the British nation to have, in this way re-erected to one of the greatest seamen of our ancient Ally, and surely it j would he an exhibition of something j worse than a had (asto now, to attempt | to pull it down. I

SUGAR. ENQUIRY. MELBOURNE, Aug. 22. Benjamin Lee, a merchant, submitted evidence before the Federal Sugar inquiry to the effect that lie was authorised to purchase sugar in Java for the Commonwealth, but after making a deal was advised that the Commonwealth. was dealing in other channels. He could have saved the Commonwealth £67,000 sterling in three deals if the purchases had been made through him.

A RUSSIAN PRINCESS. (Received this day at 11.30 a.m.) ADELAIDE, August 21. | Mrs Mclntyre, formerly Madame j Kossouskaiea who arrived bv the stea- : mer Ballarat, states Princess Olga, the I eldest daughter of the Czar of Russia is not dead, ns supposed, but was re- ! centlv in Sydney. When the rest of the j Royal Family were, murdered, a secret j society whereof Kossouskaiea is a mem- . her, kept track of the Princess. She j first sheltered with an uncle in. Eng- ■ land, and later journeyed to Australia i where her musical talents secured her a J position in the conservatoriiim. While ] tllcre She married a man named Bennett . and returned to London. j In support of this story it is stated ' that some time ago a passenger list of , an incoming steamer bore the nnnie j .Miss Romanoff. Subsequently the same • name appeared in a passenger list on an. outgoing steamer. Kossoukaiea herself j had an adventurous career. At the j une of fifteen she married a famous J musician herself and became a pi'ima ;

donna and joined a secret society, plot- ■ ting against the Czar. She joined Kor- I niloff’s” White Army, opposing.the 80l- i sheviks round the Black Sea and participated in a number of engagements. She received a severe bullet wound and was sent to Salonika for treatment, where she met and married an English j soldier named Mclntyre. j McLAREX’S TEAM. j SYDNEY. Aug 22. j

The “Sun” newspaper comments of 1 Me Laron's team and says it may not ; he quite good enough to defeat Vic- j torn or New South Wales, blit quite ; good enough to defeat New Zealand- j cvs. The tour, however, is expected • to develop some talented young playors. Tt regrets the absence of Hubert j Ashton. Tim star of the side will be i A. P. Chapman, r Cambridge *elt- • hander, who though not regarded quite as Ashton’s eqriflf. is a prolific run-getter and one of the finest fieldsmen in England.