AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MSTKAMAN AM) X.'/• (’A-1?LIS ASSOCIATION. THE LIMERICK CASK, ißteoiv'il tUis day at M a.m.) SYDNEY, October 15. An appeal is being lodged on behalf of tip. Scull Fell Company against, the finding of the jury in favour id plaintiffs. with £l!bISO damages, in the Lime] irk Steamship Company's. CHINESE TEAM DEFEATED. HOBART, October 15. Tasmania defeated the Chinese soccer team by two goals to one.

weather clears. All'll.ROl’RXE, October 15. The Weather cleared on Saturd-iy afternoon and the river is falling. SUBURBS IN HER WATER. MELBOURNE.. October 11. Though the Hood has apparently passed the highest point. the river istill running very high and much ii the low-lying areas are still more ot less under water. Snowfalls m tile hi„her reaches of the Murray, as thev melt, will add to the big body of valor which will still come. Alany house, round Collitigwood and other low suburbs were invaded l.y the water and some residents had to leave. 'The damage is extensive, pa;ticuhirly among the Chinese gardeners.

Report* from the iiuintry ale meagte. Several bridges have been washed away and railway traffic is impeded by landslides. Shipping which lias been held up ny the heavy weather and fog. has resumed. . . The weather is not too promising

for to-morrow's races. yokth drowned. ME 1.80 ERNE, October L>. John Scurragh. aged seventeen, who lived at Balaclava, was drowjied- as the result of n canoe winch lie was paddling on the Ynrra capsizing- , \ im ie May Cook, of Noith Melbourne was drowned in Aloonee Creek. BPS PROPRIETORS ENTERPRISE. MELBOURNE. October 10. Suudav living fine and sunny, buses organised round trips to the unique sceetacle presented by the inundated suburbs and made bay at four shillings per trif>.