AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 April 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

U'STTI ALIAS AND N. 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION. ESPERANTO. SYDNEY, April 1. Dr Scoti .L’lr-tvlier, presiding at the Esperanto Cmigres* as tepresent'-'tiro of Australia an,l New Zealand emphasised the point that e-permito was mn aimed at tin' displacing of English and French a., diplomatic languages. It tv,is meant only as an international auxiliary language.

THE SYDNEY BRIDGE. SYDNEY. April 1. Mr (Sail spousing at an exhibition displaying the city, railway ami herIjoiir bridge said the first- prim Deal tvor'-; on the biidg" tvouh! ho roniineneed iii Mat or June v.lmii .-f.-is would !>e taheii to divert the tralfio from Mil-oil's Point railway stilt am so as to enable it start to t r made on that -iiD i f the harbour. LOAN TO BE CONVERTED. SYDNEY. April 1. Me-srs llnict. Rage and Cocks discussed the detail-, nt a loan to be limited shortly for the purpii-e of convening the war loan of £D5.73M.000 redeemable in .Septolnher. into a long dat'd loan probably at the --'one rate of live

}j<*r I‘i.Mil.. ! M IsS ?, IUGOS 11 As ANOTHER | WIN. SYDNEY. Api ii 1. At the Shotv M"". Bngg- addod to Her laurels by winning fie Maims Clark ei[Uo"lriemm bunting contest. SYDNEY. Asm il E Miss Briggs and Mi-s Roimb tied in the 11 mi merria 1 union eg He- I noli no | contest and divided fir-' and ■m..ii.i i prizes. PRICE OK RETTER. I Received this day at S' a m.) SYDNEY. April -1. The wholesale prim of butter lias been increase ! to 22 I • per *•» l• SllO W RAT IB >N At ' i'h SYDNEY. April !• '| ■ l;,. . bow .' i I Olldaneo to dale elm.tints In V,s. 111,1, w nil h i- a reeoid. \ IMRE. ! R..:eci\ed this day fit A a.in.) ; M EI.BOI’HN E, April 1. ; \ i 1 ;,c wot bus of tile Mimosa | u ,,.e ... uaiie' p: oprioiory. South Keii-siu.-ioti. d' i• ■ yod more t ..a u an acre ul si, J 0,0 ' a thiee storey wool store. , cp'i.iiltii. Eor slime i in", ''ml 1 'loirs w et'o endangered. | AE \ Ri 1 In IN TID H REE.lieooiv"! this dm at S it.in.) M El.iiOi’RN E. April K j The ba ri|Ue Cart Imm id, Eden v.iihj nitrate’s from lipiiipH', strnel: a a.. tit! l - j

VO gale ;U noon on Omul 1 1 miny oil biuo lluwe During a heavy mil the opnuist bai 10-tays 1 ■ i' 'bf- and ;l dilutes later the main topi,urn! •’r.t-h----d. 'll 10 M"M roll. ii-' main mm j ~r d eamo i!mv n. (til w its poured oil i he wave-, tiio bdiing wreckage hnvdestroyed !!■'.’ btc'maE. At ml- : dght the man -t weni over I lu ' , ide. Tic -.tmiuer Zealand!!' was; Ighlcl rewards imeuing and look the ! .a is pie in iO w. Alter a t bine day s . ! niggle she siiei .'edod in salving her. . tj-o damage i - o-1 i mat ed at M•".<a ui. j As It is expected Dm salvage bill j vi |! amount to C lb.in i'h the vessel will ni.bablv I-" sold lo d fray exp.’Uses. IN EI.EEN/.A UN CHATHAM. 11 ( 1 1! A RT, April I. ilmn'i i,, mi onl hr"uk o| mild inHui, . ll"I !.■ I lb, .1 ", 0.1 II IN, " a 111 ton,lad. Hu- W dl be in I la' .* I rn'm burn hours and tdi.-n bin lb it no li'a'li 0,.5,.s arc reported. Twain y of the , row are so far ailoi-md. N.S.W. Diiul'CHT. (Received this da.\ a! 'i.N’b a.in.) SYDNEY. April b. Tile d rough i eoud 1 1 ions a! e dm !y Ic--ogling more proiiouneod and tile pro.— I eels for ill ■ umf -o.i-on are '"or" o 111 ii:oi'. i•ill I i'-aliy c. o-yw iicr ■ i'i roughen t Non. S. alii Wales tlio min much I.,'!■■ w lie average. Phmgliiug and oi In- r pre I nil a t ion- h r the anmi ng , . ; ,.i n are a M be!: i ml. and mile." a ... I rainfall cneic- in tbe enrivnr ].i.■ vll l . Dir out I , It. will bab-ed he seri'u ... Much grazing iininny is a.Irea.iy d".bm,l mid In- imd to i o ivraml. COM. Tib il !!;.KS. sYDNKY. April b The on! i mb' a. at iir.U's to sailer olv a- a re-uil of ai.l.-la 111 stnpI ago -. 'in --I vo I a,ling tit'- o' Nb.'iI:.nd and Now,;'.-Do dmrim- are idled, mostly ,'V a _te-i.it of aI !■ "goily tiivinl c-om ]da in t - oil the |a 1 1 «>l mini" TIMM HERS Ci INFERENCE. (Received tin- day at !'.-•> "•"'•I SYDNEY, April E At Du- Teachers annual intel'-S; a: e conference, a paper was read on Da examination -V'toiu. vMiieli eomplmiual thill the or.'ZO lor exa minu l ion.- will l iiin till' primary -ellonls. which : "' 1 l-.eing run for the parp. -e ot pr.'pMimg ponds to piv-s exiiniiiii.ti.iiis im ontrance to -("umiaiy schools. ig"i,. i"'J the til'd that "• large niaiovity ot "" pupils will net reiadi stieh an iu~t.it ntinti. and urging the adoption of a ->-■ tent which will tost ihe general ah.hly ooiiiiiiimsen-e Mid lime.-s of the Pont. Resolutions condemning 'Da ];resent system :nid el nmmnej, l°t e\ mm*n;i i ions were ndnntetl.

LI PEL ACTION YKRDICT. ( Received this day at 11. lo a.m.) .SYDNEY. April 5. The jury returned a vet diet for the defendants last evening in the libel action of My.-rs,m v.-r-us Smith's Weekly. A stay it pro. veiling' wall ran t cd. SYDNEY'S RATES. SYDNEY. April A Liu Guiiiied ha> fixed tne rate|i)o..; ;',t |;,l on the nnimpruve. vain.-, which i- independent ol tlu half-penny North Sydney bridge tax. ESPERANTO CONFERENCE. SYDNEY. April -A The Esperanto Congiv-s was amml vP a eivie reception hy the Lori Mayor. Tho Congress complained «> the' action of the Postmaster-Genera in charging code rate- tor E-poram, ealih-. and decided to a-k lor tie ,ame privileges as foreign languages It was also decided to take step.- t. secure the broadcasting of slum snecchcs 1 1 v wireless. IDLE .MINERS. (Received this dav at 11.-So a.in.) SYDNEY. April -A It is estimated that over 3000 min ers are idle on the northern con fields. The employers were to . hav met the employees to-day to discus the intermitteney dispute, but . hav now refused, ponding a resumption c work.