AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. PROTEST BY INDIANS. SYDNEY. July 1?. The Indian community in Sydney protested to the- trustees ot the national gallery against the inscription under the bust of .Mahomet, which says “His was a sensuous lace, selfish and cruel. ’Pile Indians pnimed out that tin* name ot Mahomet is to a third of the human i-.iec what Christ is to the Christian world, and ill keeping with the spirit of ink-ration for the religious lights <>i tile people, the trustees should obliterate the historically nun-curate and gratuitously olfensive inscription.

COST OF STRANDING. SYDNEY, July D

ft is now i-tim.-iied that the expenses i„ connection with the stranding of the 1,011 Alonraeli at Dorr Kcmhhi on the Sth. will teach £2->.ol>!b

SUNDAY TENNIS. SA'D.NEY. July 18. la reference to the Davis Cup cable, and the mes-nge cabled on 80 th. June. y!r C ilqultoim (Chairman i f the C ouncil ~f tbc Tennis Association) explains that after the Association eahlod an objection to SunthW l>Dy, Anderson replied that theJjjgMe .had reached him too late, and mwanTrhVe arrangements had been made to- play a match on Sunday. It was too late to cancel the arrangement. Imt the Council instructed him that no subsequent arrangements were to be made for Sunday play; also that members were to carry out. the instructions ol the ( ouin-il. GREGORY. THE CRICKETER. SYDNEY. .July L. Crcmirv has settled down in Sydney again! and expects to play lor one ol the city teams next summer.