AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 September 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VU3TIIA 1 'AN AND N.Z. CAIJLK ASSOCIATION SEVERAL FATALITIES. SYDNEY. Sep. 21. During the gale at Albury. Brougham's furniture store was blown down. A girl, named Spargo, passing in the street, was crushed to death. Another girl was seriously injured. A number ot other places were badly damaged. At Bargo. the roof of Pickard's store was lifted, and crushed to death all unknown man camped near. As the telegraph lines are slowly being icsioieci. reports are coming to band ol widespread damage in nil parts of the country . in some* places running into thousands. A mcagro message* irom Alulhounm reports the gale smothered the city with dust. The horses at the Agiieultural Show Ground became panicked, and many broke away. All the tents on the Show Ground were demolished. The wind was so tempestuous and the ,I,lst SO dense, that the trams were compelled to stop running. SCHOONER WRECKED. PERTH. Sept. 2-1. The small schooner Sea I-lower, with a ear>'o of oil ami guano, from the whaling works at Point Cloatos overturned in a heavv sea off Moore River.. . One seaman, named Cornish, got ashore on the wreckage. Five others are missing and are believed to be drowned.

STORM PASSING. SYDNEY, Sept. 21. Boisterous conditions and an intermittent gale 'continue, but the storm is apparently passing seaward. I laeticalfv all the telephone trunk lines have been put out of coinmisison since yes-U-rdav and telegraphic communication is still widely disorganised. 1 lie southern States are still out of touch with the Metropolitan area, which escaped comparatively lightly Much minor cmnl;l„e has been caused to property, but little of it is serious. Some western and northern townships have sulfeicd severlv. Manv buildings were unroofed and damaged. At I.ithgpw a large

power houso collapsed, tho damage being several thousands. At Murrumbttrrah, the Convent Schol wall fell on the assembled children, a number being badly bruised. At Young a picture show was demolished. THE LIMERICK CASE. fßeceived this day at 8 a.in.) SYDNEY. Sept. 22. In the Limerick Shipping Company case, the examination of Admiral Clarkson has concluded. Tie denied he ever gave Scott hell a chance to squeeze regarding the employment of ships and never evidenced a desire to promote Scott Fell’s interests. KILLED BY STORM. SYDNEY. Sept. 22. A report from Cnreoar states after the gale which caused extensive damage, a well known resident, George Boss was found crushed to death on the roadside under a fallen tree. THE STORM BLOWN OUT. SYDNEY, Sent. 22 The storm lias' blown out. "Probably it will lie some days before telegraphic communication is fully normal. ALtny townships report the gale was accompanied by dense dust storms, in some eases almost transforming day into night.

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