AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 August 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N . 7.. CA RLE ASSOCIATION. THE CHANGSHA. SYDNEY. Aug. 2-i A cable from il,c liner Cluingslia reports the passe.tiger-, and mails have !,een traiisbippe, 1 t•> the Victoria, to be taken to t liina . AN ENGUTR Y(Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY. A tig. 27. Although Sir G. Euih-r announced that Government would ret use to giant a new cnqqir.i ill regird to wheat c om-pc-n.-ation claims, it is believed in authoritative quarters that an agreement has been reached between Sir (J. Enlh-I and Mr Bruximr cm the- ba-i- of a special enquiry into tic- points raised by the Country I’art.i. SCI EX( E ( (INC E SIDNEY. Aug. 27. Tin- Science delegate- undertook pleasure siudv exciir-n-n- during the weekend. I'ri'.fcs.-nr MacMillan Brown delivered a lecture on Eiister 1-laud. PRICE UK PA INTENDS. MELBOURNE. Aug. 27. The I lolls,- of 11 e|, re-el 1 1 a t ives decided In pun-ha-.: Rowan'- palming- ol Australian bird- and flower- tor £B!l'b A representative of the late Mr- Ren an i- asking £l<i.o-5-5. PRISONER ESCAPES. MELBOURNE. Aim. >7 Align- Murrm. -ent--iiced m Ini 7 n eoliiu-el mu with Dm Albm-I Park Bank rubbers . ha- c-eap.-d from ( ieelcmg gaol. t -iug a -mull -aw he removed the stone i r,mi a window . squeezed through, made a r--p“ In,m bed eloi.be-. scaled the wall and got away m a waiting motor oar. FEDERAL SESSION CLOSED. MELPOURNE. Aug. 27. 'Plie federal Session closed, alter a sitting lasting through Friday nighl till late cm Saturday evening. \ miens bills were rushed through. A deadlock arose over the Senate- favouring the erection of the- permanent nucleus of permanent parliamentary buildmga- Canberra, instead ol the provisional building favoured by Dm repre-en Int Ives. The lat ter declined to accent all amendment and the Senate gave -way. Parliament adjourned till early next SPIRITUAL HEALING. S'iDNEY. Aug. 17. A remarkable e-a-e ol spiritual o-. a,jug. not by Mr I I ieh-011. is repotted from Ha rmed ma n . a little ecu -it ay town in outback New South Wales. The run- is -aid to la- from Dm laying coi i f hand- ol Dr Radcord, Vnghea ,1 Bishop |>! Gouliiuru. The itc-v -I. I). Nic-hol—on, rector of Ha rmcdnia n, was the oalient. Hi- -ight had been steadily failing. A Sydney eve -p- ' ial-i-t informed him lhai there wa- a cataract on the leic eve. and chat Dm sight of till- right eye was lading steadily. Ile held out no hope for ihe Minister's sight. Mr Niehol-on a-ken Bishop Rad lord to give him the laying on of hands with prayer. A special service wa- I,eh! la-t week, and three oilier elergv were pre-c-nt as intereessors. Meanwhile I In- people oAlt' Niehol-on'- pari-li -u Banm-dmau and of Wyalmm: had arruuged to be int eree-li ng in t heir churches at Dm same time as the healing service. I mni("lin tely alter l L ngui- irat a n Mr Niehol-on wa - -r-, mu- ,-i a listing of the burden -,v:,ie!i bad re-led mi him and. cut risin.-; 1., hi- 'eel. lie di-.-uv-ereil t hat Im enuld -a-- u it h Ip- hit l:m--1 11 blind eye. Afterwards Mr Xiehol-mi assisted in tile Sltlldav sefviee and moved about Pa rmed ma n a 111 ueh i ;n, jue r man. ■■lt was a wonderful and uplii-mg experience,*' -aid Bi-hep Radford. .MOTHER'S smock I v H DEED. A F-El AIDE. \ll ■ r -V Mr- Gonnoilv. wife ot a railvm, Tiloyi'e, in a lit of dell ia drow n -d her two voting elnlcb-r-n. She mi.,, i.'m her husband that the water wa- a ,t deep enott-di to d row n her- "If.