AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 January 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. AUSTR AT.TAX NEWS. SYDNEY. Dee. 30. Official figures show the Now South Wales p ill at the Federal elections averaged fifty-six per cent of the electors. The highest per eentage was in Mr Hughes’ electorate —sixty-five percent—and the lowest was forty-six. The Australian La hour Party Executive will deal on Tuesday with the Federal Lenders’ circular advocating reform of the movement. .Mi' Charlton explained the move is simply one to improve the machinery of labour to ensure greater success in the future.

A controversy is growing in connection with the Cabinet’s decision to settle Italian immigrants on South Coast swamplands, whilst Australians go land hungry A suggestion is made that they should clear the prickly pear lands. The Italian authoritie- are being notified that the entry of indigent persons will not la* permit<ed

V S AY. SUN \T.E POLL. SYDNEY. December 3!

Air MeDinig.il!. a Labourite. lueheat Sec.atoi Milieu m 'tuber nl the Nationalist ATinistry for '.he first Sen ate spat, foi Ha- State of New South Wales.

SIX DAY TDAAiS RACE. SYDNEY. December 31

'Hie six days cycling tennis race lias been won by Hammond and Ress. with 304 points, they heating Hodder and ATunro. who scored 273 points. The winners covered nine hundred miles in tile six days.

A SERIOUS FT RE. SA'DXEY. Dee 31

Kynneh tloiisei. a. five-storey building in tlm eitv. was gutted bv lire. 'he damage was Cl 2.000. The ha-,"neat contained a large stock of ammunition. hut the firemen kept the flauus at, bnv.

UNPLEASANT WEATHER SYDNEY. Dee

Yesterday was another day i f iciei In ai A shade temperature of 101 degrees! was registered. A stiff gale fol lowed at night, doing conxiderabh damage in the city and country.

ELECTORS’ A RATI I A’. SYDNEY. Dee »>

Dili via I figures show that the New South H ales poll o’ fee i'cdeinl elec tii'iis averaged ’iti p- r cent ol the electors. The highest percentage was in Hughes’ ehetorate. (15 per cent., am! tlie lowest was 10 per cent.

MURDERER CONFESSES. 11 OR ART. Dee. 31

l hirp"titsi', the Swansea inurdoi er, h.'ii.ie being hanged, confessed to murdering two persons over slight arguments, hul lie said Hint Trooper Henderson’s death was accidental, as his ppm exploded while both were lighting lor it. proposition . SOLDIER KILLED. SYDNEY. Jan. 2. Aii unknown soldier getting a free vide on tlie roof of the Melbourne express. struck an overhead bridge and was killed.