AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. PAPER OFUICE PELTED. SYDNEY. May 10. David Henderson Trvine. of Mossman, was to-day before the C entral I o-]ir-f. Court charged with breaking a number of windows at the Sydney “Morning Herald” office, valued at £1 15s. He stated that his action was i|ue to bis annoyance because the editor had failed to print an article sent for publication. Trvine began reading the article to the Magistrate, but lie was stopped, and lined os and ordered to pay for the damage to the windows. DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL. MELBOURNE, .Turn* 21. Sentence in the Millgrove murder case is being withheld, pending an ap peal by the prisoner Kelly. MEAT EXPORTS. SYDNEY, June 21 The Chairman of the Australian Meat Council, addressing sloek salesmen, emphasised the fact that a hopeful outlook was developing for the meal export to the East and to South Alriea u.s was shown in the reports of delegates who paid visits there. He added that, the only country they had to fear in regard to sheep and lambs in the British trade was Patagonia. Working with New Zealand, they could arrange against gluts, and su secure reasonable prices. A BIG SHIP. SYDNEY. June 2<!. The steamer Eorsdale, of 12.800 tons, the biggest ship ever built in Australia, was to-day successfully launched. She is for the Commonwealth Line. THE MAIZE DUTY. CONSTERNATION CAUSED. (■Received this day at 11.-15 a.in.) SYDNEY, June 22 Consternation has been caused among a number of Sydney merchants over the decision of the Cominoiiwi-aiiv to impose a dumping duty of sevenpence per cental nr about lon rponee per bushel on maize Imported f re: m Smith Afiica. The Customs Minister previously agreed Lo the necessity of importations with the result that orders were confidently placed i ll South Africa and some shipments were actually in Australian waters. A meeting of protest will be held today. ARTISTS’ THREAT. MELBOURNE. June 22. The Victorian artists held a meeting and decided to inform tln' Sydney artists that there would he a general withdrawal of Victorian work from the exhibition unless their proposal, are acceded to.

AUSTRALIAN MARKET. MELBOURNE. June 22. Hides, owing to Il'.eir wet condition, the market was generally a farthing lower. Ihirlev: English Ms ltd, :1s Hid; oats, I). 7d. .'ls 9d ; potatoes, L 0 ss, £10; onions £3 7s (Id, £3 15s.

PASSED AT AUCTION. (Received this day at 11.-15 a.in.) SYDNEY. June 22. At the auction ol Greenwood's hor-es. Pluto and Earecur were passed in nl I guineas each, for Trcssvr. Vespucci, I.ascelles and Golden Mi--, no bids were I'ortbcouiing. SHEARER'S AWARD. S) DNE) . Join- 22. If is aniuuiMccd i lie Coumil el I fie Australian Worker.-' Uiiinii, bas decide! not to apply, as previously intended, for a variation ol the recent, federal Shearing Award. Consequent Iv shearing will start al the award rate-. NO SIGN OK BODIES. PERTH, June 22. There is no trace of the flouting holies reported yesterday. A.s the I'revessa founded sixteen bundled miles away it 0 considered impossible that the bodies could have drilled that distance ill twelve days. ( ABLE DUPLICATION. SYDNEY, Jline 22. The cable ship Stephen is due at Sydney on Monday. The Pacific Board expects a start to he made at Bondi on Wednesday, to duplicate the line from Sydney to Southport. and subsequently Auckland and Fiji. IH'NTKOON COLLEGE. SYDNEY. June 22. Jt is understood the federal Cabinet is coM-iiler-mg a clt-l'mitt- suggestion t i permanently close Dmili'oon Military College .a mi Jervis Bay Naval College, widen would entail Australian o(liters for either service being trained in England. FEDERAL POLITICS. (Received this day at 11.10 a.r.i.) MELBOURNE, June 22. In the House of Kopre-vntatives Mr Blakeley moved a fourth amendment for Labor, ceiisiiriug the tloveriiineiit tor the Commonwealth and Anglo-Persiaii Oil Company agreement. Mr Brute replied and tlu> amendment was defeated by 57 to 25. Air Earle Page e mtinued the addro.-s----in-Repl.v, chiding the Opposition for obstructing the Ministry, i.n its elicits to pass propo-'als which would he for the good of all Australia. The debate was adjourned.

SEARCH ABANDONED. MELBOURNE, dune 22. Owing to a strong gale and the hopelessness of continuing the search the Trevcan is abandoning the attempt to find the crow of file Trevessa. It is expected the Tregenna will give up the search on arrival at .Mauritius to-day.