AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. TELEPHONE SHORTAGE. SYDNEY. .March 27. • The Postmasler-General is seeking to relievo a shortage in telephones from whi,Hi Sydney has long suffered. The ; applications far connection number several thousands. Many have been waning for months, and some even for years. The postmaster has proposed a re-adustim'iit of the existing arrangements. whereby two thousand nppli--1 cants "ill be ton net. ted within thro.' mouths. SHOW CHAMPIONS. (Received this day at 12.1 b p.m.’ SYDNEY. March 28. Show vhaiiij i uishij!-. aie Stallions: | Mr Blood (bill'-', Niz.an ; Trotting: Helj miiiu Stud's Grand Voyage; Hackneys: Sv. rime ll's. Traveller. Despite the bad 5,.-son. the district ngi'icult ctvl Exhibit ion was excellent ith a wide range. Sotuii Coast and Tablelands distiict taking first honours. The stud cattle sales in toiiiie'tion with the show tlisclnso a good tlemantl at linn prices for best quality L.ts. Other classes v. ere slow ol sale. SYDNEY Mnrcli 28. Shew awards— Hereford cotv. lour yeais old or over- Gay Leonora 1. Guv Amethyst 2. Bull a year am! a half and under two - Gay Mansd. tliirty-Gitli. 2. Bull, a year, and under eighteen iimntle—Gay Mae-el ihirty-ninih highly t ommendel. Ail are from the estate ol Donald YlacK'-nzie, Clydesdale Stallions ■ Rob son’s. Now Zealand brctl Hackly Yic-Keyimte 1 .t and tliamjiion: lour year- or over. Blair and Robson's Baron’s lileml 2. .Mares, throe yea is ami under I'uui- | Blair and Robson's. Lady Throilloy 3. Ml' parkm-'tat (President of the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Ar-’t intion) speaking to the Australian Association said lie was unpleasantly surprised, when inspecting Ae-Caliim cattle, that with llh' exception of the top m t: hers. ! local cattle "ere inferior to Now Zealand's. [|e had seen a few line aniruids. hut the a’.'oiago were | nor. To mention one point. New Zealand would not tolerate ft r one moment the tail exhibited at -hows, y. t Australia continues breeding from lhe-e inferior beasts. Ci. ATM AGAINST DOCTORS. (Received this day at 12. lo p.m.', SYDNEY. Mai-eli 28. Chisholm Ross and David Hark (medical practitioners.) successfully applied for a stay in proceedings in the action at common law instituted by a tea.-her. Allen Hawke, who is seeking to recover £2-7.0H0 stalling for alleged forcible detention in .Mental IL-pitals. GRANDSTAND 111 'EXT. i SYDNEY. March 28. The grandstand at Ho-,dull racecourse was destroyed by lire. The damage exceeds CIO.(EH. The chef fire ollit er says the lire could have been extinguished early, ii appliances bad been on the ■•our-e. The firemen "ere compelled to drag the hose a quarter of a mile aero;-* the railway lines to reach the water. GREW I! ESI' M KS, SYDNEY. March 28. j Tile management ef ihe < oninioiivveivlili line, -tales the ere" of the del'- 1 vis Hay have resumed work line nffi- ' tmnally. It is mule: stood .In.-ti' ' Hewer has convened a t oiilpu.l-ory mulel'eme to : determine a ili-pule nue unpaid wages. ! '

UNDERHAND ( HOP. (Received this, day at 1.3(1 p.m.) SYDNEY. March 28. L. AMY: (New Zealand), scran!,, won the Underhand \Yo"di , l | o('p:ng HnuffiHHITiSII GOOPn. SYPNKV Manli 2*. The City Council by ten vote, to nine adopted ii resolution recommending that fur two years at h.'i:-t. the fit;. ( ,nn'u il purchase only British gooffs when an- unoiitaLiable in the Cuinmonwealih. The Labour Party desired that preference he limited o> ten per cent, above tariff Himes. HAD FI EI. D- 1 ' A D I X) N CO XT EST. SMLVEY. .Match 28. 'Hie supporters oi Haffffen at V ooffGIIITi snbsc rihed £2C'7 towards the stake for the HadliehUlVidihui contest .-et down to he rowed over the local cmii'se in .1 line. BUTTER HR SUES INCREASED. MELBOURNE. March 28. Tlie wholesale price of Imtrer iiieivaseff ],y a | .nny per pound the retail price being 2s 3d or 2s Id.