AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

* USTP.ALIAN AND N.Z- CARLE ASSOCIATION. RISE IN POTATOES. SYDNEY. Oct. 23. Owing to the small supply of potatoes yesterday, an unprecedented rise is reported, prices reaching £2O 10s. BANKER DIES. MEL BOURNE, Oct. 22. The hanker Berriman, who was shot by a robber Land over whom a man named Murray has been arrested, after escaping from Gee-long gaol) i- dead. It is hi *1 ie vi d the bullet carried portion of hi- clothing with it, causing the wound to become septic. MELBOURNE, Oct. 23. Murray, charged with the murder of 8.-niman Dhe hank manager), was remanded until October 2d. MELBOURNE, Oct. 23. The man George Taylor, at whose hotts- Murray was arrested, has been arrested on two charges of being an accessory before and after the tact respectively on Berrimau’s murder. CRIMINAL SENTENCED. SYDNEY. Oct. 23. George Bilan, alias Slavish alias .Milan was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment on each ol three charges ot receiving .stolen properly, the proceed-; of burglaries. The sent euros are <micurrent. Record- produced showed lie served lengthy senteTices in Wellington. Dunedin, and Christnhurcli tor burglary and other olfences, and had been declared an habit mil criminal by the Dominion authorities. ACTORS AS SCENE t-H ! FT ERR. MELBOURNE. Oct. 23. The theatrical proprietors are calling for volunteers, and are meeting with a big response, as many actors last night worked as scene sluiter-. enabling must, perfermam• ■-: to lie carried on. The companies’ < mphiyees ronlerroi! to-div. The result is net know is. WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. October 21. At the wool sale-, tli,. market wa.-. lieu at hit,, rates, with Hie except ion ot ;,i! plo-eh and thinly-grown and diisi v wools, which sob! irregularly. Skirting-. and lambs wools realised tip to late rates, eamchacks i ro-s-bivi.s were also 111 coal detmiml. Greasy merinos sold to 21 d. LOSS ON TRAWLING FLEET. t Received this day at I!, to a.m.) SYDNEY. Oil. 2-i.

Ml Oakes :i MI li >llll (•• ■ - I lie la-l > I Hie State trawlers ha- been sold, bringing th,. total amount received lor the fleet to c | 1.0>7 sterling, being a total loss of .etJlD.lltlo. TASMANIAN EOLITH'S. HOBART. On. 21 Hi the Assembly, the Lee Government were defeated by thirteen to leu, three members ol the Nationalist Party crossing the liner. REQUEST REFUSED. (.Received this day at Bbl-5 a.m.) SYDNEY. October 25. In order lo pm pet mite tlm memory -I' \'i. ter Trumper. the Dacidiiigte.n Municipal Coiimil is seeking to change iii,. name ol the hual cricket ground from Ham; dmi to Th umper Burk. The iirnprsal caUsed much public cent ( over. ;. v v. hii h ended by tim Minister of Lands rei'u-iug the request. I lie ground v.m called aide; a Governor. | n d I lain] ton. and the Minister did not believe in chancing all already well i -tablished liana'. A BSd I! MIA'S OPINION. SYDNEY. October 21. M S mei'. Secretary e-f the Royal Ag ii-iill l< t;.l Seciely, and tin net opted ant linrity. enmmeii! ing on lit,, deleat of Papyrus, -ays the lmrs'» must have .got the siiruri'e el hi; lit" wh"u lie wa. a-k. ,i to g a Ho. i at B-lamni Bark mi Saturday. No Aiistraliau trainer would think ei galloping a hotve on an American di-l track altar mi inch of rain had lalleu. li' 1 saw a face run it Belmuel Bark last year alter rain, through three inches d sticky mud and the Imrses and jockeys were spatteied from head to tool. Ihe horses wote. hoc-tls and eye protect..is. SAi LOF S'll ” SYDNFA . <)■.•■:. 21. The ( munniiwcnllh Shin'iilig Board, accordance with the policy ol di--ivoiiie of sin 11 1 lls1 Is vessels, has sold the id i iron .".ml Am I nil port m Dit-v-Sialo .Steamships l.imited for use in coal and ore carrying trade between Nevca-tm and Port Birie.