AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN and n.z. cable association. STAMP COLORS. MELBOURNE. Oct 20. Owing tn the similarity of tin* green stamps for the three-half pi liny and Hie halt penny, tie* colour of tlie latter is to he changed to plum, and when the existing issue of the former is exhausted. the colour "ill be changed to dark red. in accordance with the decision ot the International Postal > nion. TWO GIRL’S DROWNED. ADELAIDE. October 2D. Lurrite Unison aged twelve, foil into deep water at Haniley bridge. Her sister Daphne, aged fifteen, jumped into the watei to save her and both were drowned, four thildren of the Branson family have now met their death suddenly. HEAT WAVE. SYDNEY. October 23. A sudd.-n heat wave ton* noil ninety five degree s in the city. Numbers of country ;d:."cs recoil temperatures rvif imr hundred. Rourke reaching 10.1. FEDERAL POLITICS. (Received idiis day at 12 noun). SYDNEY. Get. 23. The Xatiuniist (.'unferenon adopted a resolution that eongriitulalions b* cabled to Mr Brin" for his advocacy ,*l cabled preferneo. which it was staled was ill tin- higbesl ini' le-is of Great Britain a; well as of tlie Dominions. Resolutions els:, staled that the time had arrived when Empire Statesmen should think and act m terms of Pcipile. rather than of isolated states. Tin* party platform was amended i■ i Die direction that t Fie Australian naval policy should take tin.* form oi co-upera-tiou with the Imperial Navy and other dominions, with a mow of maintaining an adequate Imperial Meet in the Pacific. Tile Conference uK.o decided that i.o iiicrc:*.-a -hoiihl lo* main* ill lie* salaries ,T federal members, unlcs- the electors were consulted.