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Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1922, Page 3

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VUSTKAI.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL. (Received this dav at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Oct 19. Sanders, under-,(Secretary of War has resigned. He was officially reqousted to defer it, pending tho Unionist meeting on Thursday. U.S.A. DRY LAW ENFORCED IN SYDNEY. SYDNEY. October 18. Shortly before the American mail steamer Ventura sailed to-dav, all intoxicating liquors intended for consumption during the voyage were removed.

ECLIPSE. (Received this dav at 11.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 19.

Professor Cooke explaining the results rf experiments respecting shadow hands during the eclipse, says the first series of hands appeared nearly half a minute after totality commenced and tho second series nearly half a minute before totality finished. In other, words, the phenomenon occurred during totality, which is an important result. and differs entirely from the usual conception as stated in text hooks and popular literature. The result was an excellent illustration of the value of registering events according to the Einstein method. A FIRE. SYDNEY, Oct. 19 A fire at the Crown Confectionery, Catnperdown, caused damage exceeding £' 90,000. * SHOOTING. (Received this dav nt 11.30 a.m 1 SYDNEY, Oct. 19. The markers strike was quickly end'd. They demanded 2s per day advance and compromised for a shilling. Shooting was then resumed. The conditions throughout have boon good and the shooting generally of a high average. SHEARING OPERATIONS. SYDNEY", Oct. 19. The Graziers Association announces “hearing in New South Wales is prnnressing normally. The trouble is do-! finitely oyer.