AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 January 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN.

[by TELEGRAPH —PJ2H PRESS ASSOCIATION]

BOYCOTT THREAT. SYDNEY, Jan 13. A general boycott of Commonwealth Lino steamers is threatened by the Seaman’s Union. Nation,? similar that carried by the Adelaide branch will ha placed before all branches in the Commonwealth. AUSTRALIA’S RELIGIONS. SYDNEY, Jitti 13; Census returns showing the religion-; population, disclose-n great increase l in the Church of England .principally in New South Wales! Victoria, Queensland ami South Australia. ATHLETIC TEAM MELBOURNE, Jan 13. The Federal Executive of the Returned Soldiers’ League decided to send a team of or-Au.straliau Expeditionary force athletes To the ex-service men’s rally in London. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. MELBOURNE, Jan 13. A writ has been issued hy the owners of the steamer Yarra, making a counter claim of fifteen thousand damage,? against tho Owners of the barque Muscoota, which vfas in collision with the Yarra off Wilson’s Promontory on Boxing Day. MOTOR CAR COL!,IDES. BRISBANE, Jan 13. A motor car containing nine young men anil women collided with a sulky at Coorparoo at midnight. The driver of the ear, Frank Smith and Irene Bray were killed and four others are at tho hospital in a critical state. X.S.W. CLOUDBURST. SYDNEY, January 14. A cloudburst ami a deluge of vain, and hail did severe damage in the Wellington and Bathurst districts. Lowlying land was ilooded, and great quantities of fruit, and other crops were destroyed, while windows were smashed wholesale. Wa.shawnvs on the railways blocked the traffic for several hours.