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Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1922, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ('APT. COOK’S DESCENDANTS, i Received this day at 51.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. 2f. James Watson, research secretary of tig,. Royal Australian Historical Society, iii a letter to the "Morning Herald” referring to a recent New Zealand cable reporting to the deat.i of William Cook, grand nephew ol Captain Cook, aged 07, says as to the relationship claimed it is extremely doubtful and quite unknown to any ol Captain (oak’s biographers. Captain Cook himself lmd no descendants of the second generation, aqd to his only brother John born in 1727, died in 17ot>, can any soil he traced, nor does it. seem at all probable, calculating from these dates, that such relationship existed.

LATE MR WADE. (Received this day at 11.3(1 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 27 Tig: Assembly adjourned in respect to the late Mr'Wade, who will be accorded a State funeral to-day. FEDERAL POLITICS. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Mr Hughes addressing delegates to (he annual Conference of the National Association, said—l am not out to destroy the Country Party. II Karl Page and his followers wish to work with us, all thev need do is to say so. 1 will do all I can to cifeet co-operation and arrive at a modus vivemli.

GO SLOW POLICY. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Mr nibble (Chairman of the Coal Tribunal) said the darg on northern coalfields must cease.- In some instances it is reported the darg reduced the output by forty per cent. WIRELESS BOARD. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Sir William Vicars lias been appointed chairman of the Wireless Board. TIED HOTELS. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. It is understood the Government will sbortlv introduce legislation with the object of breaking down the control ol hotels by brewers, on the same iLu’s as New Zealand legislation. It is stated that seventy-five per cent of the hotels are tied. ECLIPSE RESULTS. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Professor Cook, referring to eclipse photographs, said whilst the woathoi was good the definition was a bad image of the sun, oil the ground that the class screen of the photoheliograpl, was'boiling badly. Photographs have not yet been developed, but lie is afraid tliev will not be as good as an-

tioipated. The images of the Einstein plates may not lie sufficiently clear for the necessary accuracy of measurement. PERTH, Sept. 27. The eclipse party hope to sail from Wallal oil Wednesday.' The strong westerly gale has subsided. Ladies el the partv were convoyed in skifls to the Geranium. five miles from the shore. On account of the rough surf some ladies were compelled to wade waist deep to the boat.