AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND X Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION OBITUARY. SYDNEY, Aug. 7. Obituary.— Edna Lack, wife of Reverend C. Lack, of China Inland Mission and sister of Air Bavin Attorney General). She was born in New Zealand in 1870. VICTORIAN RACING t LI ii. MELBOURNE. Aug. 7. Air Aiaekinnon, presiding at the Victorian Racing Club's annual meeting, said the June entries reached the record of 3,2>9. Stakes amounting to CIO:),787 had been paid during the year and sixty scholarships had been granted to soldiers' children, making a total of 132. The revenue account showed a profit of £29.090.

SHIPPING TO EAST

.MELBOURNE, Aug. 7. It i- understood i iif Board of Trade reported adversely to the Commonwealth on the proposal to subsidise shipping to the East, on account of the difficulties experienced in establishing satisfactory markets. ONE COLLIERY RESUMES. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY. Aug. 7. Stanford .Merthyr, one of the idle collieries. has resumed operations, three are still idle. N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY. Aug. 7. T in* third session of tlu* State Parliament will lie opened at mum. The Opposition are framing a censure motion. .MOTION OF CONDOLENCE. MELBOURNE. Aug. 7. In the House of Representatives a motion of condolence was passed in connection with the death of President Harding, and the debate on the Budget u as proceeded with. A i-IRE. BRISBANE. Aug. 7. Damage estimated at twenty-thou-sand pounds is reported through a lire at Blacka!! on Sunday. It was the worst lire in the history of the town. A number of .shops were completely gutted. The lire was stopped by cutting the verandah posts of the town ball ami allowing tin* side of the verandah to fall a*- an iron screen. C( iSTI.Y LITIGATION. (Received this day at 12.15 p.tnA .MELBOURNE. August 8. After seven years of arbitration and litigation between the Junction Noitli Broken Hill and the Broken Hill Proprietory Companies respecting a contract for the treatment by *. he latter of the former's concentrates. the High Court of Victoria dismissed the. Junction North appeal and ordered them to pay all ce*ts. The .Junction North's cli-im was for £150.800, while the co-is *0 the liligation amount to approximately £30,OHO.

N.Z. BULLOCKS. .MELBOURNE. August 7. Seven hundred New /calami fat bullocks were auctioned, competition being irregular and the market showed an easing tendency. Best | eiis realised £27 to 032 5s per head, and one consignment of 1.3(5 averaged £3O 5s 3d. the top pri<(* being £l2 10.-.