AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

IUBT KALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION A SIfID AMI! E DEICI'II- Nov. 7. A wireless message Las lieen reeelved from the .-teumer Ivoranue. on route irnm Melbuttnu.' to an African port, laden with grain, stating that a tire i- ranging in her No .‘I hold, when i- lull of 00.11. The vessel 1. in th" Indian It. can. racing for Albany. Ii i- at liiisi 21 hours 'am Irmn port, j Tlm Koranmi t- a limit ot 3.3'C, ton-, and i- owned l«y the Ellerman and l.'iuektiell ( ompany. ANOMALY IN AWARD. fjloceiml tins day at 9.0 a.m.) SYDNEY. Nov. ft. A ea-r, disclosing a -'.'re.iu- anomaly In the award rate t I wage-, v. its docidtd at Alhitry. A youth, employer -tilted ! 11al he was engag' d as erratt-.l loy hut who declared that he had Immi allotted show work, elaii I tlm full award rate of L' I IDs weekly. Counsel tor eliiiiitilf argued that a- the award ■a;i- -ilent regarding junior labour plaintiff was ciititl. d t , tlm mil amount'. .Itlilge Bevan iiileil ihitt iis the award stood lie inu-l lind in liivour m phiin--1 iii lint it Was quite uni'ea-ouahle that a mere hoy ■ hotlld receive such a large wage, 11 wa - del rimeii till to tlm eottltti v and di-coili aged apprentices ami the value ol proper training which v. a s -o generally recognised a- imediui. TONY RACINE ENt.i C 11! Y. AT RAID ID (DTE EVIDENCE. iR-wencd tin- day at 9. Id a.m.) SYDNEY. Not. s. At the Dony Racing Enquiry, one trainer alleged that trainers, bookmakers and jockey- were ;;ir;tid to gi\e evidence because 11 lev liad been victimised in tlm past, and were a,raid they weitid lie so again. lie Mid not think there was a jockey's ring which engineered the rimes, lie thought the reported doping ol lior-es y.as a mylll. THE dt INEZES SENTENCED.

(Received lids day iit 12.27 p.m.) SYDNEY. N-vemher s. The jI! I y found l.etli .hme-es guilty, hut lvrmuniemled (Itatles to liteiey on aeeinillt of hi- ]itevioiis good eharaeter. .1 nines w ills .- tnli'lle d to eighteen months’ hard labour ami ('ltalic.- to nine month', hilt lit- -"tile- 1 ire was sio- | .-inL-iI. lie Dong hound ever hi n: Ml ret v it J J 111. The Judge remarked that h" teeogni-cd tlm latic »;i- tutluenee I by .lame-. HAS ESC ARE IN MINE SYDNEY. November S. Tile ga- e-rane in llm south mine |. reg.ifiled -et ion sly hv Ca> millers w iio n:e >treuuou.-ly eudeavent ing In cnee with the trouble. I'm -hilt which should have ended at three o'clock yesterday was lompelle ! to snatch a luisty snack m order to letiitu to lhe light. A ILULNG SWINDI.E. BRISBANE. Nov. s. When l.eid Eiiiir won the Etyiim llaiulmap at Kediim Calk yesterday. \Y. Dow ridge the train" iippe.ir- d so displra-ed. t Sin I lie went -Dinghl to a I i"..mineut nunlcr ami hit him e.n the Hose, w Inch w;i- to'okeu i i two j lares. Dow ridge was bn tight hrlnie the Stewards and iidmilt'd tie attack. He explained tint ho thought th • punier had ''divined" the hot'-:' on him. lie ad mi t ted that !m (old llm jockey not to knoi k tlm herse ah ill. The enquiry was adjourned till I'd idas . DR! H 111’l'I'D IN SETTLE.)! ENT. SYDNEY. Nov. S. T 1.,. .ph; in t‘m prnli ihi'. ini I eampaign j hi,- Keen In-iled by Mr Lev oll'ering to More ihe 10. nl option provision. o:» temperance orgiuti tatioiis -i::umg a slat,, lll,. lit to tlm elf,ml that llm Ley’s Liquor Bill i- not a violation m Ills prohibition pledge. TIMBER SC DDL! E'. SYDNEY. Nov. s. .Mr A. (t. Maekav on returning from a visit to Northern China and Russia, said excepting in (,)m cn-la ml. there «»• an alarming scarcity ol sottwood limber in Australia. Even (.limeti-land was within sight ol the end ol her lesoiirees. lie wa- convinced that Australia would lie compelled to I ml; to Manchuria for supplies in flit'll''. LOf IST RI.AHCE. DERTII. Nov. >. Neuman, the (lovernment entomologist, reports remarkable results from the combined olfensive by tanners against the locust plague. Farmers laid baits in the cions m naris green, hrau. and molasses and destroyed imin.x millions. In mime s|mts the dead tininliercd two hundred tier square foot.