AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. STEAMER AFIRE. BRISBANE. July 3. Details of the Hartington fire show it. eommeiieed on the morning of the 27th. of June iu the bottom layers of coal in the bunkers. The hold wis scon a raging inferno of smoke and fumes. The captain, officer-, and chief engineer vi.lnntceied to go below la light the flames, and a human relay system wastarted, men being lowered below for 111-minute spell-, at the end of which they were hauleil itn partially unconscious. jiial ie-lored by biu-kets of cold water being thrown over them. On one i• - I •;isirj ll the captain had a nil row e-

cape from death, being overcome in tie- hold, and the chief olpiecr Imd to go d>>« n to rescue him. Jt was fully half an hour In-lr-ic the captain recover-

"d r-on-s i‘in-m---. I bow In- insisted upon returning to the hold iu ins turn. Tin- morale if the crew throughout was exeellenl. Ail da tiger of the ve.-sel’.-destria-tioi! i- non pa-sed. although there is no do finite estimate of the extent of tin- damage. 'I here a ppa l ently will bo little mati.-rial his-.

DID NOT <:! \ K CERTIFICATE. SYDNEY, July 3

Tin* Secretary of the State Department of Navigalb.il Miy- hi- department did not give a certificate oi seaworthiness to the Sumatra under the Nil \ iigu t ion Act. a- Ihe vessel was exempt, ami there tun no ieque-t to do so. The Shiiiping Inspector. liowevt-r, certified that slie was seaworthy -" lar as loading was concerned. AUSTRALIA AND REPARATIONS. (Received this dav at lI.In a.m.) SYDNEY July I. Mr W. M. Hughe-, in a -| - - i.O urt jele iu the “Dads T. ! --graph -baling ult h German repa ra 11- n ] - oul ihc Australian-; share under the scheme approved I,v tie,- Reparations Commission, m |!121. -..a.- sixty-tour million- sterling. He eotisideis the v.dee .-I' Au-l:alia should I e hoard bef.-re coy modifica-

tion iu the piv-cnt s--1 a -111 c ot icparn

ti n- is agreed to, cr men discus-ell by lb it am. 11 was lug'll lime Iha l Au-tralia rai-ed a voic<- in the matl.-r. 'Pin- (im-stiou is one u hereon the Federal parliament slinihl 1 e given an opportunity “I expre-sing i‘-u opiuimi. BARRIE!! BEEFS. SYDNEY. July 3. q ~x; edition ha- muuii|mo exc in 11. 1 ng Gieat Bane-r reel I, ( o ils and Thursday Hand, m,, . ,aired valuable data a- a iv- . f ,- „|,anil's m if.. U 111 Wi |S cia i'vd have ail important healing on the s-nlnth ;; - f the umi-T ! r..!J,-m- of the Bariier reef, i a intiug to Ihe bn s that probably dmmg the long geological ;t g, s, (Lmeii-lan 1 10-t territory. aDu- -ca'invaded the coa-t for many miles. The former ,oa time is m w w : , uf i-laiids and | eak- of .-uhmerge-t mountains. During all Him lime the 1,n,0b,, ha- keen sinking, but the ~,,,-al hr, grow na- fa-I a- the foundation has sunk, so that tile gain equalled the 10-s. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT. (Received this dav at 1 U’• n 1 •) SYDNEY. July I. .].,,,, i,,,., Pretuier announced that Cabin is '.lit ting the F.n.pire Pres, hang Ic'd m Australia iu U'-U. II" old. 1 that I!m que-ti-iH oi fiummud -ah rat ;■ m '-ahchl over. deaths i-'ROM INTI.I en/.a. -'YIINEY. July I The til a I "an-'- o' *'-• poll!::., arm. -ho o: n .mm, dca .! m fr-mi infill mm i" >■ mom :ol -luuc. TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE. -Ini' E |„ tin- House of lb-pros.-in a! ivo-. Mr Brmc announce.; hr -U C.ok. \. Brooks and sir Need:- Hev.se nmjid 1.. ,1 d-’legat 101 lin repi e-elt, .tll-i-a...! at the annual mi-, ting of li e League of Nation.; in Sifi’.eniber. iho woman as-ta-ia 1 e do!,-Ml.- had o,t yd 1 ! 1 selected. The o]qm-ii ion i - I rying a :mw met .- ~)• ..- L ,,iewalling, by moving I me mi-joiiriiim-n! in varioii - que-i ion-. It -' .toed thrl Got elMim-li! w ill 111-l-l on Mondav sittings ii tin- attitude ipersi - ted in. TII lon-" further di-euss-.-.l u-,-wokill - l-'tllld Bill, which I- proposed to la- admini.-i; red by a eommi-mn c.usi-ring of I'd ('ommonwealt n treasurer. Clue,' Jus'ue "f the ll'g’i 5., Governor of the ('ommonwea 11 Ii Rank and Solicit--. General. without (Vos. Sudi a mission, it wu- eiaim,.,l. would nreveiu i' -- - fund being n- 'I }iv improvident Ministoi'N.

AIK AT SI i OUT AGH. .MIXPOCiINK. dub. !. Mr Chapnian announced that in view o! meeting the meal shortage in the southern Stale- I list fuel 101 - had j II issued enabling I’rdi-b a- w’cll aInti r-tat e ships to carry re! rtgerat ed meal from (.hieon-laml to soiitlu i n port WOOL SAI.KS. lit: ISHANK. duly •!. \. tlie closing w ocl -ale i I the season. tbe 1 liormgs gne ad . we. e .111 attractive. There tut- a well distributed demand hut prices were live to ten per cent below May -erie-. Till-'. HI A IfKTKS (TH I'--(Ihavieed this dav at IC.Wi p.m.) SVDNKY. duly !. 'l'he Commonwealth. through the Canadian (lovermnout. La- s-ct.-tti ■■< 1 the patent rights in Australia ol the curative serum called Insnlm wltieh t--aid to be a ettre for diabetes. I’n fe-sor Holier!-on. of Adelaide, is ;ij *in*si*lll expermieiuiM;* im fivi 1 I,dies and it. is expe.-ied that his observation- will shortly b- announced. T! I K Sl'Al ATI! A. VAI.tT. OK TIIK SHIP. SYDNEY. dulv I. j, i- 1111)1 u’-too'l i hat suit I'd I. • approxituatelv L'dd.CO ha- been -pent on the ovm hauling of 11 e Sumatra. Ili • value „f the shin. alter -urvev. bad 1,, cu estimated in shinning circles at L'.Yfn:). A CAPTAIN'S UKPOHT. AIK.I.IfOrPXPI, duly I. Air llrtice Kederal Premier replying to a (piesti.in in tine Hon-e oi l.em'—outative- re-p.eO ug tite Sumatra, piloted a ivpori oi ( epta ! 11 Do naldson. who uumuumdod the •■ es-el tor orn-iiler.-tide period prior to her Lt-i voyage lo Sydney. Cue report stated that the author ol the statement- wait the Sumatra wa~ not seaworthy doeno; know hi- sullied am! it i< a area: pile Hint -mil Statements are puhli'.tcd el Ibese di-aster-. Tie- reiiort jam detailed p.irtn-ulai > of i u,. overhauling and repair- aim ceii,.hides ; . ■■ft !- estimated that tin -hi" had a tint her ten years o! lite. M- I nice remarked that the charge? ag-iin-t the administration were gross |v entair and eah-uh'toil to mi-load Hit nubile. It Ihe shipping inquiry ioum tl-at further action was m-eos-avy d would bo taken without delay.