AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 November 1923, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. OBITUARY. MELBOURNE, Nov. 5. Obituary.—Charles Leys, brother of Doctor T. W. Leys, of the Auckland Star, aged 74. THE STB ANGLED SEAMAN. FURTHER DETAILS. .MELBOURNE, November 5. Later details of the affair show that Hanks was watchman of the steamer Wool gar. He invited his assailant, the young Dane, named Dalhberg. aboard. After chatting for an hour, a dispute occurred. Dahlberg knocked Hanks down, and secured a stranglehold on his throat. The crew then overpowered the Dane, and dragged him off. but Hanks was dead. Dahlberg says the trouble was caused through Hanks threatening him with a revolver. WOOL SALES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) •SYDNEY, November (i.

At the wool sales competition was more general from all quarters. Prices were linn and in the growers’ favour, more especially for the lower grade skirtings, and comebacks. Fine crossbreds showed a rise of fully live percent

and greasy merino sold to (hiity-oue pence. BIG ’QUAKE. SYDNEY RECORD. SYDNEY, November 5. Seismal records in Sydney show records of earth shocks on Saturday, so violent that they caused the instruments to swing to the fullest limit. The lirst waves arrived at 7.14 on Saturday morning, and reached the maximum at 7.'2:!. Smaller .tremors were recorded on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. UNKNOWN MAX'S ACT. rltsCflivetl this day at 8..‘10 a.m.) BRISBANE, Nov.

A sensational suicide is reported at llowen of an unknown man who, in a naked condition, entered the railway yards and climbed into a locomotive eluding the fireman, lie opened the firebox and dived into the furnace. Attempts to drag him out failed. Before the lire was extinguished the body was charred. The man's clothes were subsequently found in the vard. The vie tim was presumably demented.