AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 April 1923, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

» AL'S’I'RAf.IAX AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. | EXAM RESULTS. ii SYDNEY. April 2(1. j At the recent intermediate examinaI tions only thirty five per cent of the 1 students passed in Latin, compared i with an average of seventy per cent, j in recent years. Tin's led to a great , mil' rv among scholastic in-t iuition- ! and parents, with the result that the Minister now animiinees more Passes will he allowed for late examinations, and the system of examination will he revised. WORKMEN’S HOMES. SYDNEY. April *>o. The City Council adopted a propesal to resume a portion of i tie slum area and erect thereon 80 lour room ed modern workmen's llais ad a total cost of £7(i.fli:o. I STOCK AND CROPS IN BAD WAY. j SYDNEY. April 20. j While the coastal districts are gelding rain above their requirements, most of the inland areas are still suffering severely from drought conditions and stock crops are in a bad way. I,)EEENSI.AX D KLKCTIOXB. BRISBANE. April 2(3. A plethora of candidates are nomiI nated for the forthcoming (lections, j There are ninny three-cornered contests. : DAY' IS (TP. SYDNEY. April 26. I .Mr Anderson has announced lie will accept assistance from the public, in j | providing a substitute in his business, * j while he is abroad. The reason lie rci fused before was that he thought the I proposal was to give him the prceceds | of I he “Sun's" fond, which would have j endangered his j-.mateiiv status Now I there is mi obstacle in the way of j sending an Australian Davis Cup team. ANZAC DAY. 1 i SYDNEY. Anri.! 2(3. t A nzac coiiimeniora 1 ion services were 1 held in line weather in all the Slates I except New South Wales and Western 1 \ iistialiau wheie iim-t of the outdoor t\ Teutonics were conducted with difficulty. The dat was ohorved a- a holidav in some cities. Imt notwithstanding the lack of uniformity in this direction tne whole Coiiiiiinnwealtn was in i unison in solemnly demonstrating an elfcetioiuue remembrance ol the Anzi’e i ; saarilices. Il was intended in smio 11 quarters to divide the day into peri- *' oils of sadness and gladness to mark 1 the deeds at. Gallipoli and the (onse- " (jiient entry of Australia int i nationhue,d. but the joyful celebrations were s overwhelmed by the sombre impressive >' services for the dead. P THE WORST DROUGHT. BRISBANE, April 25. The drought in llie* Cull country is the worst in the white men’s memory, jt is stated that unless rain falls within a month, a hundred thousand cattle will peris!) this year.