AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. PAULK ASSOCIATION. FURNITURE FACTORY FIRE. SYDNEY, April 29. A lire occurred in Murray Brothers furniture store at Parramatta. The damage exceeds £IO.OOO. MIXERS WANT CONFERENCE. SYDNEY. April 20. The Miners Federation officially approached the owners tor a eunlcrence t:> disen-s the dispute on the northern coal fields. TIT H YARI! A MEE DEE. MELBOURNE. April 20. The Yerrii murder has been adjourned (ill to-'lay whin it is expet ted to conclude. A WORLD FLIGHT. MELBOFRNE, April 19. MacMillan and Malms, the aviators, | who attempted a world flight with Blake, are now building a new aeroplane with which to make another attempt. DREG DANGER. (Received this day at 19.-I.> a.m.) SYDNEY. April 20. The “Daily Telegraph" in a s|ccial article urging the need of tightening legislation against the -ale of drugs says although il was denied by the pharina( ell lien I profo-sh n. the drug tiaffie i- increasing in Sydney a 1 d o n-mute-a menace to the health of the cov'lnnuuity. ‘-There is little ref-on to doubt such a traffic exists in dark. secret places and that there are many unfortunates in. our inid-t win so lives haw' been blighted by it. Inquiries disc Iced there was not great difficulty in obtaining do-es n! nu rphia and cocaine in icrtain quarters ol the city. IRON PRINCE ON REEK. (Received this dav at 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 20 The steamer Iron Prime of 3115 tori' with a cargo ef limestone for Broken Hill Proprietary Coy., valued al £20.999, went ashore on a reel in thick weather near Cape Hour. 1 lie buhls are lull of water and the ship i- humping badly, her position being precarious, and it is feared -lie will become a total toss. 9be crew and relic! steamers are standing by. NATIVES EIGHT. SYDNEY. April 29 The steamer John Williams brings news of a light between two wild tribes in l’anua in which 19 on beta sale were killed. An armed Kuruiean expedition was despatched tn inve-iigate lhe trouble.