AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. FU-7URISTE SOLE. SAAfTLE OF SALIVA TAKEN. SYDNEY. April 4. Fleuriste was sold on Monday for SCO guineas to Mr YV . Kobo. The price created a surprise as tin- general belief \va, that ?ifr Connolly could lnve obtained considerably more, as ihe stake money for the Flying Handicap, von by Flenriste. alone exceeded £lflGO. Much comment was occasioiied at the' stewards' action ill talcing a sample oi Flcuristo's saliva on Monday for testing put po-se. 'I he committee and oflieials decline to comment mild the analyst's report i- available. SYDNEY. April I. The stewards’ report ex, Derates Mr F. \. Connolly with respect to the swab from the saliva of Flenriste. DROUGHT BREAKS IN X.S.AY. SYDNEY, April 5. I.• in./ delayed and urgently needed rain" has <imie at last. Morning after morning during the past fortnight, it threatened to pass off, till thi* foiciiiwii, when it broke suddenly into a soaking fall lasting several hours. There is every promise of more. Although 'till falling, ihe rain so far has not reached the dry country areas, being confined to ihe coastal districts. VICTORIAN FINANCE. < Received this day at lb to a.mA AIKI.BOURXE. A i>i i) Ik Tile Gusioms revenue for the p'l-r nine months was £2 1,!)72.0(Ki. which i' S'. I .23 t .00'.) above the previous corresponding period. '! he postal revenue ■ xeceded tlm estimate by nvcnty-onc thousand. COTTON f i'I.TURE. BRISJSANE. April (k Tim director of coiion ciihnrc csiimatcs tie (lueensland yield for the lurivnt year a 1 sixteen thousand and next year at forty thousand baU-. The lutinv prospects of the industry are considered bright. I’rovi-mn i. being aciivei'. made to extend the growing a tea (> produce adi'fpta i e rp.amities of the best che.-es of seed under exp,"'l ;uiEXPORT OF BIRDS l'R( >llll HIED. SA D.NEY. April iT A Cu-liuis proclamation is lieing is-uetl strictly pfoltiLit iug the export of Australian wild birds for their plumage, skin or eggs. 'lbis is the outcome of disclosures that thou-uml-of valuable birds have been exported under the eiremnstaiiee, involving cruelty. LICENSES REDUCED. SYDNEY. April ti. The License-, Reduction Hoard in the Wammcrawa electorate, embracing the towns of Wellington. Mudgee. and Duhho. have cancelled ihiriy-t hr'ee hotel and live wine lie-mses since i lie Hoard wax instituted. I.ieeiises in various districts have be it materially led lift'd.

SOLAR (MISERY A TORY. .MELBOURNE. April d. Professor Dnffield of the Universi College of Reading has arrived, is inquiring into the pre-peels ~i tahlishing a solar observatory a declares that il is imperative t! the observatory should he lotimi cither in Australia or New /.ealam SUBSIDY OX REEK.

.'Received this day at 11. !A a.in.) ; SYDNEY. April th | Mr Ilriiee (Premier) c.mnimieed that j the C'.immeiiwmilth v, renewing rim ; subsidy of a, farthing par pound mi j exported hack but be waned ensue: | that if step- were not taken to put the industry on a proper basis, it ''"mil be no u“c to ippnnieli tile .Ministry THE RAIXI A I.L. SYDNEY. April (k Tbe Secretary of tbe Water Board states tit; rain has fallen in i <"iU hmen! area oi Catariet Reservoir. whi-h vas further dvpleti d. During the day up; joint - 'H rain were i gisler'd in ibe city, l.iit i'i' ' rain is not oxpoited to penetrate the (Otimry h lore th • week-end. LABOR MOVE. SYDNEY. April Mr Dooley stairs the Labour - a tion oi tp- Labour Party lots adopted the red 01-ieetive agreed to by the Bobane Conference last year, ostensibly to capture the sympathies ol the l tti.ms in the fortlieoming struggle with ill, Abilin- taction, at the June (oniV'fC'iH i*. football proposa k. SYDNEY. Mmvh ti. The annual meeting c.f the Rugby Union adopted a resolution that stein by taken to anprciteh .m-w /ca.anit with it v’ -w pi inviting an Eng'i'n team tti Australasia in 1024. A STEAMER OVERDUE. (Received this day at 11. I J mm A THURSDAY ISLAND. M 'il (~ The Oiut-iisland ( tovernmeiit steamer Douglas Alawson, is live days overdue from Bmketown. It is feared a aster has overtaken the vessel v.-hten imilv t.[ three Imndretl tuns. H m thought ll: steamer ci,countered evelone at the end ot Alarm the toll of tvliieli m, vessel oi her <R>'S could v ,itl,stand. The Navigation Dcpaitntclit has sont the Karmuha t" seare'i. YU A BLIND SALES. (Received this day at L’.lo P-'»-> SYDNEY April (>. At the yearling sales. ) • Lowry s Egvpt-All's Well colt fetched 120 guineas and Uinland-Loveleck colt WO guineas. Mr E. Davis of Auckland purchasing the last named. STRONG ECONOMIC EMPIRE. SYDNEY. April 0. Mr Brute in dealing with the Economic Conference said that we must never allow any of the Dominions to get more closely linked with any outside foreign power than with Firittmt. He realised that he was on danger mm ground hut niu-t of hi- l oafers would understand what he meant. Ihe Empire contained all nc: e--iiies of lie. and it 1- po.-sd le u> achieve the idea of interdependence, irom which we could evt Ive the greatest and strongest economic Empire the v.< rid h. d ever -ecu or dreamed of. Realizing the value it preference in the Australian market, many foreign governments had approached the ( emmonvenlth Government with a view to obtaining a reciprocal trade Agreement under winch preference would be given Australian good- in exchange for reciprocal treatment for manufactured goods coming into the Australian market. To all Hi esc suggestions Australia turned a deaf ear.'pending the determination of the inter Empire Trade Tolicy.