AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. PIG LOSS (iF CATTLE. MELBOURNE. June 28. The tough weather played havoc with *f<• lirst shipment of cattle in m Nev Zealand. Of the -even hundred -hipped. on,, hundred | eri-he.l on the vu.vJN FI.PENZA. BRISBANE. June 28 There are .■,(101) in-es ol inllueiv'.a in Brisbane. The out break is seriously iiiterfering with business ami the publie departments. M any school- are closed, iloj, I o the ii I tit 1 - s of the teachers. THE LIQUOR (.iPESTItiN. SYDNEY. June 28. Ihe .Mini-l'-r ~f .1 ti-tiee is submitting to (si billet a mim | ~T of proposals on the l roll il,it i,,n question, i.s the outcome of leacol dejiut at ion- from vari,ii. bodies, v.liieh intervJewed him. Tile No" South Wales AHiame do:res a laire-ma ji; ri t \ leleivmlum vote, the pell to Ilal.ili every three veais on some day e ther than election d i;> . and the matter ~f the eoni lei,.-; t ion to Ldecided l,y the people oil the basis provided under the ( re-cut Lien- ng reduet ion hoai d. (In the ( 1 1 me hand, t!.,- - il izmi.-' Liquor Reioitn A "Oeia I ion op:,, -e- :, referendum at pres ml, iml coin ends that wlu-u one i- laken. it should 1 .- on Ihe same day as t 1 e elect u n poll. The Associa 1 ion aim- at the ,edu t:,,n of the ale, belie strength of liqu'r; also the ; ,-gist iat inn of barmaids, with a view to their ultimate elimination; ale! the | ro| or oil for, eli'eli t of the I iqit r law -. The Minister him-; , ll faioiirs a hare majority vote. N.Z. CATTLE EXPORTS. (MELBOURNE. June 28. As t''e outcome of iho impel tat ion of New Zealand cattle to Yeit, ,ria. rpre.seu tat ions hate lean lliade to the federal .Ministry to make available a Commonwealth steamer l bring rattle from North (Jueanslaud la \i lunao port-. Tlieie is an inieoudui!.- p ’-il on. It is pointed out ui that, whil-t the Commonwealth is ]’asijig a .-üb-nlv to the meat industry in (Jneem-l md to enable it to export meat, rattle are being brought from Nev, Zealand. This i- ehietiy due to a shortage of refrigerated spare in t’c < a-txd .-hips and t, the Victoria,i St.ne ta-l •• iot urns in i the imtiort at ion of (jueeob.nnl ,a, tile will. h. the Mu: , \ .... ol (,!!■- ni1,,1 l«- lute-1. Can !e. at the present tune, air -I ling in Queensland at only nos t 22 per helot, while in some eases t hey have K-aii.-eil a- in,oh a- g.V, i, r bend rn the southern markets. li is uiider-l noil that t lie orders for New Zen land rattle have total!,' I :VKl!i ht-ii-1. hut it was unofiii tally staled yesterday that the first shipment may m t m,u I a repeated. ( OYI.M I.BSION tip ENQUIRY. SYDNEY, .lav)- 29. The Boval Commission v.liieh inpiirid into the sale oi three private estates to the Stale Goveiiiment lor eles.er sett lenient, poi-tna-es and the methotls of the vendors ,n obtaining a ea-h payment instead <i M in,-id ml coniI'mites, states that in one ease the tnisti'es were a parly to a disreputable trn osiol ioo anil in two others improper and or oaeessi,ry |,ayineots were made, totalling £8.70. The Government is

<v>nsi(k , ri»isi in vi«*\v <>! imc :t----j>orr. KXTKNSIVK A I.TKR ATIONS. SVDNKV. .him* *JO. ’l'Jm* City C* *iiueil l»y K» nitos to •» |pm e;| of the extension of Martin plat e t hr,,ugh to M icquiu lio St teel. Thi- has been', the subject of a protracted wrangle and "ill involve the demolition of much valuable property, including the “Sun" e.ewspa] c- extensive premises. BODY AY .VS lIED ASIIoRK. SYDNEY, dune 29. 'l'll,. )::,(!\ 1,1 a man with a hiebcii at ladled, ill 'll': with t.imher. appreutiv firan lhe wreck has been "a-lied r-lno'e near Kelltpsey. N< thing hale 'll f, uu-:l so f: r to identify the man nr the wirekage. GEBANH'M I caking slightly. SYUNKY. June 29. A u in-less has l.eeii received from (|,e warship (lernuium report mg that she si ruck a reef on the Sir Edward Pei lew group of '-hind- "bile engaged in .urvey work, but came oil attei striking. The keel is damaged and leal-hog slightly, hut is now making lei PM- . Tic warship Eantome. which i- engaged i'i survey work in the loneStrait- hits g, no to her assistance. X. 7. RUI LtK KS. MELBOURNE. June 29. ! A. lent 199 New Zealand fat bullock i \’hie arrived hv tlq. Wiiifol'a "eie sid’ ! mitred to aneti'Ui at Newtnrket. Tin i ipmlitv rang'd from g“«'d to prime i Brices realised were equal to a poum |,i,diet' than amirivaied. Four him dred sold from 221 to £25 sterling, an,

I„ tv extra weight- at £3'b show oxen C|.-, pis. The approximate average was £23 9s Id.