AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUBTRAI- t AN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION CATERPILLAR PLAGUE. MELBOURNE, Oct. 2. A plague of black caterpillars is devastating the Elmore and Corop districts. The wheat farmer,: are turning stock on the land, in preference to seeing the crops destroyed hv the pest. MELBOURNE, Oct. 2. At the wool sales at Melbourne there was a good general demand for better class fleece. The market was firm, liurrv and skirtings sorts were easier, and declined fully five per cent. Crossbreds were linn, with an improving tendency. Greasy merinos sold to 211 Ml. THE COOGEE MYSTERY. SYDNEY, Oet. 2 Ileaydon who is committed for trial in connection with eke Coogce mystery, has been discharged on the count of harbouring Mary Hughes (or Taylor) CROPS DESTROYED. BRISBANE. October 2.

The sugar cane farmers in Cairns district are guarding their crops, owing to a number of tires, which have destroyed hundreds of tons of cane. The outbreak is due to incendiarism, lint the motive is not stated. AXEMAN’S ACCIDENT. SYDNEY. Oct. 2. While Jjartieipafing in a wood chopping contest at Marrickville. Stanley Appleby, a well-known axeman, slipped ! when delivering a stroke, and almost i leg necessitating its ampu- | ta' inn. ~i’F.!: ; i1! ? Il: 1 >'• I'KI’TI! On 2. ; meet ing■ ihe .- --111 - I ‘ and sc., i age employees have iruek. lin e:illook is grave, as the strikers arc ■ edea von ring to get the associated unions also to cease work. The strike, which s disapproved the trades Hall leaders, has been engineered by extremi'ts FACTORY HFRNFD. MELBOERNE. Del. 2A lire gutted Scarlet’s produce factory at West Melbourne, the damage helium cm.onu. I*A CI N(J XKWS. STDXKV. Oct. :». Kind's Trumpcuw lists liccii purclinsrii hv J. Cni'leii. Melbourne, for 1227) guineas, lie will lie trained by ('. Gudhv. Kennepie. who fell seven llirlongs from linme in the Metro] ulitnu. broke his siiiue and was suhset|ileiit ly ilestrijved. Grotesque lias been purchased by .1. Clarke oi (.tiieeiisiand for 710 guineas. Paekv Maefarlaue’s condition has -lightly improved. CIO) DAMAGF-k SYDNEY. On. 3. Labour Papers Limited olu-iiued a terdiet for PRO sterling in the action against the Daily Mail, in respect to jm. article in Oclober last, dealing witii the dismissal oi a woman Meaner at. MncDonncl Douse, the headquarter- of the proposed l.almiir Daily. senate" vacancy. SYDNEY. Oct. d. The Nationalist Council has selected Mr Max'ey Greene as their nominee for the Senate, vacancy caused by the death of Senator Milieu. The appointment will he made at a joint silting ol ike Assembly and the Council, which will contain a preponderance of Nationalist n.embers.

LEAGUE V. RUGBY. SYDNh’A . Oct. J A motion proposing the readmission . | League player- to the Ku.gt? Union fold was amended by providing to lie ui.Miincil in plovers who bail received no piivoi'nl. tor placing during let?’.. The amended motion will be discil'i-vd on the tilth. CONDUCT AT BALL. SYDNEY. Out. J. A press controversy respecting conduct at the artists’ hall left readers somewhat bewildered in view of the emphatic conflicting reports in the different dailies. The police now report lhe hall wap conducted mi proper lines in the upstairs portion ol the Town Hall lull there was unseemly behaviour on lhe part ol tile nude and letnaie dalle ers at an nvorllnw dance in the basement, where dancers ol both sexes showed sign- of over indulgence ill liquor.