AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. KIRK STILL BURNING. SYDNEY, July IF The Broken Hill Mine lire is siJI burning. Firemen are lighting the (lames in relays, owing to the gas. No estimate of the damage is available, hut if the outbreak i- not soon controlled. there will be niieiii! loyment. BROKEN HILL MINK FIR E. (Received this day at 19.43 a.in.) SYDNEY, July 12. An attempt is being made to llood the tire area in the Broken 11 ill mine through an old shell, it is slated that a lire con'd Mol have broken onl in worse pari of the mine as it is heavilv timbered. The timber i~ very dry and one mining expert considers that the tire may not l,e extinguished for weeks or months. THE IRISH ENVOYS. SYDNEY. July 12. Ii is understood the Irish Envoys I e 111 -(SI the ( untllionw call h oiler to leave Australia voluntarily provided ihev lir.-t enter into bonds io leave 1 1 \ a. lined date. The Commonwealth has now withdrawn the bond provision and it- is understood that the Envoys will he liberated on tile condition that they do not continue their mission. THE SHIPPING BILL. MELBOURNE,. JoU 12. The Shipping Bill was di-oiis-cd ill Committee, the Home rejecting the amendment s designed to give the workers representiuion on the Shipping Board. TWO WRECKS. (Received this day at 12.23 p.m.) SYDNEY. July 11. Fifteen mend ers ol the crew ol the steamer Walliiniha. which went ashore at, Alornapoi la-t night, are mi-sing. The steamer was bound from Newcastle to Manning river with general cargo. Only meagie details oi the wreck are to haad. ll i- understood cumpeis saw the ( rev.' approaching a point and called out tie'll, the landing was unsafe. Tlte boats containing the crew iurued south and up to this morning have not boon reported. They have possibly landed. Meantime a lug has left Newcastle in search. The Aiux. a weeden vessel (4 331 ton-, is hard and fast on the rocks, tier deck cargo is washing ashore. The sea. following a renewal oi wet and .stoniiy conditions, is very rough.

SYDNEY. July 12. The Wnllaniha’s crew landed salely al Port Stephens. A ESTIi A LI AN OL.MYI’IC TEAM. '.Received this day at ft.2d a.m.) MEI. BO ERNE. July 12. A meeting of tin* Australian Olympic ( mined decided that the Au>tl uiiau Olympic yaim should consist of lorty members. A motion that the Murray lliver eigbl-oarrd new be sent as the Australian represeiualivo team "a--h,, t . but the team L requested to maintain its efficiency in the event ol any emergency. THE NEW GTINEA MANDATE. ACKi-BOrUXE. July 12. lit the House of Representatives. Mr Bruce announced that a Alinistei wot.cl vi-it New Guinea personally to iutesli,mte the .-liaree, against the ndinims7,anion of the Mandates’ Commission, ami during the roee-s a Parliamentary di legation will also pay a visit. Referring to newspaper criticism Air Pl-m-e added that be possessed definite information that well organised !•■" paga.uh. is being conducted by Germans interested 111 discrediting A ust, alia as a mandatory power.

NEW GLINKA. (Received this day at 1.8 t) p.lll.) AIELBIH UNE. July 12. In tin- Representatives, Air Bruce stated regarding New Guinea that when Australian delegates attended the League of Nations Assembly m September last they discovered pamphlet, had been distributed to all but Australian members containing chatgos somewhat similar to those made lately. The pamphlets were printed in very large’numbers, thirty thousand copies of one being distributed. They "etc signed by the League of German patriots. He claimed the work of the Board of Administration had been much more satisfactory than recent criticisms made it appear. He .hen traversed and denied many charges. The onlv important matters rennnu.ig to be dealt with were the completion of hind transfers and oil research o dtnaneo Ho admitted there had bon some loss on copra plantations. ,le asked the House to view with tie' git a test caution the criticisms of ministration. Mr Charlton urged the charges should he fully probed. An official denial would not satisfy the League of Nations. A delegation of members of the House should immediately be sent to New Guinea to make a complete investigation,