AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION STRANGE SUICIDES. SYDNEY. November I I. Hollowing an altercation with a younger brother. Joseph Joyce, aged twelve, eomifuttej suicide by hanging ' himselt with a strap Irom a rafter in ■ a shed at Iris father's house at Temora. ■ A strange feature is that his lirother, aged eighteen, suicided in the same way 1 in the same shed, eighteen months ago. OVER ‘THE CAR." SYDNEY. November IT. Helen Bishop, who was rescued from The Gap. sustained tm serious injuries, it is now ’.luted that sin- tell over the eiifi's. w idle living to re -ove; iicr hat. (T ).M.M r.NfHT'S EXCLUDED. SYDNEY. November 11. A eonlerence of the Labour DaiTiam lit a ria Ms and the pixel lit ive of the Attstialian Labour Darty has afliruied tin- expulsion of all members of the (ommuoisi l’arty as the lilies state that a person belonging to any other pallv i-. mu eligible to join the l.a hour Party. EINSTEfX THEORY.

A DEL AID E, Novend--r 11. Portlier confirniat I the Einstein Theory of Relativity has been found in the plates seemed by the Cmdilly Downs Daily which observed Die solar eiTr’e last vea,. Ac.-Hiding to these measurements, the de!leel:o;i o! the light I'l’i 111 till’ stars ill the vicinity of the siiii ut the time of the eclipse was two points, fitieon seconds oi an are or -lightly "loiter Hum predicted by l-.i’-sieiu, and a little gge.-’ti-r than the ;i;:;u!!!;l oht a ille | by Die Other ob-o’V-iieg panic-. A DDL IC AT'ION DISMISSED. SYDNEY. November 11. The Suj rona- ('..ni l ha ; dismt'-a-d with i.-usts Mr Scot pT’ll's a; iplii at ion for a rule nisi against ‘•Smith’s Weekly'’ lor eont .-nipt (ap-pearoal lot. JSth). In view of this (!’■• i-iog. a similar applicate n against the ‘■Bulletin" has been withdrawn c.r-iaaw.v-'swims far-raw

POTATOES IN A CLASS CASE. LONDON. Oct. I. Amid all the wealth i i beautiful tlowei*s mid luxui ioi! i Iruiis displayed ye-lerila.v and seen by many thou-aai's Ol visitors al the Royal I lort ietilim-tl Society's autumn show to Holland Park Skating Rink. \Y.. not even ihuj rarest oreldd or ehoii e-1 i■ v. ;o-e v. a■ j honoured so much as a siiudl has..-, i ol p.d at res which was shown m a glass

The potatoes were a sample about 2-ib of .Messrs Hut! ■ 11's new di.-eit-e- --- !sting tulmr. Hen Cniaeha.ii. wlii- ii reeentlv won Lord Derby's gold medal fee l!’" year's be-1 potato certified imimii’e from tin- dreaded wart diseas-.-. Messrs Sillton made them the lentrcs piece ill their e.vhibil of 20(1 til-lies ol I heir vegetabli-s. f'isitnrs smiled to see them til a

class eit-ie. but it was pointed on Dial the tubers were far 100 valu.abb to illeur the risk of one being si;,Tt slipped from the basket taken borne an ! propagated. T” rai-e a ':i-'v polalo in' wbieb on: can Ik- -.ui’o is a ta-k ol' at least years, an,l for every I .(Hill new varie; ies .grown, iiboui !'.'!) are uhim;iLel\ thrown away. ADVERT ISINC ("ONVENTH >N. (Deceived ibis da\ at 11.25 a.in.) HOBART, November 15. Tb” I'oorlb annual e. :n veil I ion oi" t l:e .'ulvi’i'iwii-; Association ef Aii'lralia n-d Ni Zeal aad I,a- oy.-tted al l.niai.e-lo:; It was de,-idl’d io seek n(filiation witli I lie Asso-ialid advert i-ing club- of tb’ w i I’ll i, on I In* basis o| (ell subscription, of twig dolbn each. A • üb-eoiumittee was appoint d i ■ administer a 'e!a e:e icspeeling buieau eii’ciibit inn. II was proposed tint newspapers should stibsei ill. to tin* bureau and supply eirciilatit > n figures lo Ie available only to those ri *(|iti ring ami laying for tbe infoi mat ion. Il was al-o prep, <i i in ;ripoint a '.'igilanie 1 unmitlee to insist el! i I’llt ii and honest v in advert ising to salegnai'd tbe public againsl Iran-I. A BOXER'S DEATH. IIDISDANE, November 11. Hrank Sottdy. boxer, rollnp-vd in jlie ring in >alili‘da.’. nigbi m a bom with Eddy I lyiiagb and died yi-ierdn> . RDDNTV HDD HD HIT CANNERY. ll!i« eivt’il this day at 12.15 p.10.l MHI RttCRNE. Nov. 15. .Messrs Rage and an ntleivd a deputation ■ I fruit grower.- ami oil liners a bonntv o! a s'l!Hillg " r de;: -ii oil tbirtv nun---’ lies of Chugstoue p >acho.< and tenpeue eon Drei'siou. this le-ing a' l a p;e o\i ina I e ii’erense of tl2.ni;:i sterling. Mr Earle Dag" sub--. qUeiiCy stated tlm-A. til • (■ I-: p”|-at e,-e c:MOi:il!' tiletories at l,ees|-ui ami tin- growers were nrepared to .-e-eep' the oiler, the proprietarv (aimers were bolihn,-' out for more. I’( il. ICE BREAD l-'KDM TRADES HALL. CLERGYMEN'S I! ESC LETT ON. (' Received this dav at 12.15 p.m.) M EI.ROI’R NE. Nov. 15. large numb-r ol police -inkers ai-■euib-d till’ I’e.li’-e A--o-iatun's rooms and agreed to ;■ i'- -e'nt ion p i—ed by the Colineil ol the soeia I in! i 'bat lb-tee], I},( 1 m s"! Ve s t||ir-:el’Ve(!lv , ri -i.i the Trades Hail, and place themselves unreservedly in the hands ol R:e ' bivei line-lit. ,\ meeting of Anglican clergymen resolotiotied. while net wishing palliate llie gravity ef tic n.Tcin t'v police strikers, they believed that the Minister sltoitld ivoihui the qu-.’-tiou of reinstating the men wthosil di'ioim i.i!:! Lion.