AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

aITSTKALIA!'? A>*l> N Z CABLE ASSOCIATION, j T ill?! * K M !.N KIU.KO \% r K.\ {‘I.OSIUN. | (.Uecoived this tiny nt. S j .MITI.BOCI!NIT. Nov. "!. j A lerriiic cxpio-iou occurred in the Australian iTxplosid' Coy'-, works at j),. ( .r park iv tilling in the death oi Christ,-idler Vella. l\ Askew and ’’red | leglis. The espl-simi occurred in the mixing room where a largo uiiuntßy oi gelignite was being handled. Incans., of the cxpio-iou i- unkmiwii Vella ami A-keW were blown to p-"cc-end Inglis was so terrible iniurod Dint re dii-il without speaking. nsav. Doi.rncs. (Reeciveil tliis day at 11.10 a.m.) s-VDNKY. Novemhcr L’l. The Asscii.biv i esci'ildcd mudmenl curried ea. Friday b.v 50 to DC. and lairied a motion in committee of supply giving leave In -it again. 'he fate of tile Cave: nil!"lit hung in d'e 1 inhume throughout the del.a'c as Sir C.. Luller wr, det'onoiicil not in- negotiate w ith the Progressives till the motion was rcseinded. and D'e I-ltd equaih determined to again vo*“ against the (b.venimcnt', if a ci.mpromise w- "' not I ff.-clcil. The debate < nut lulled ■ ver six hours, ibe ( bi-.-c; mi,cut mend.e.- I Mc'k'cls in lhe lobbies would -Il'C-ed. Mr ( luijm.au (! - dcnil Minister', an ncd at nine. IB- v-a- , .edited will: hum:ii.g jhe <oiillid ing parties together " 1 1 '' an agicenieut whem'.y tin- I r.,..,ressives will ne taken in. > B e tV'iucr on ip-| same lines v D'd-i'al Mm tn j When i!m motion was taken m House, ill.- milieu.,i I’.'ogressivd. bio. in i! - Bat our. •fill' MKBI’.m'KNIT ITNPLOSION. MiTLBOFBNIT, Nov. -I. The force of the cxphii-iiin was st.mt tlct it shattered inane windows vt.'.li„"a half mile radius. The sound w heard miles away. An employee. Moim-ey. who was working, close to the scene ol tile explosion I'U'hed ill 1-elore the t hat red to till 1 a-sistance el Digits, w ho. however, was beyond aid. Ihe mining house and tons of earth »'C ‘h

siirri'UinD ii a- a proleetimi were cmn-j.l.'ti-lv lil"" tt away. leaving a deep hole. " j.' \|; I. BACK PDA IS ITS MB BBFCK. MITLIiOCBNIT. Nov. 21. Mi- Larle Page, in a speech at Dan 1 1,., relerring to the Imperial Co" fereiii e. highly prai-cd Mr Bruce's part therein, lie not only acquitted htmsvh w ith credit, hut I rei|tienl Iv gave a lead in discussions vital to the lu.‘n:-e safety and welfare of the Linprie. ft i' stated that the increased piti'erence for Australia totalled £3Ol i'" l per annum. Australia was now in p-’sitioii lo compete lor business to tile ‘value ~f twenty-live million. w'itu a total preferential m.vantage ol th.ee million.

VVPSTBALIAN WIT IT AT VIITI.D. PTTRTH. Nov. 21. An , lii'-ial estimate of We'traban whetit production tor the 1923-24 s.-n----so,i i-, 19.291.000 bushels, an averag > of 11.7. the highest since the 1913-M soason. \(. P, ITITM IT XT BITACHKD. SVDNIT) . Nov. 21. In the Assemble it was moved that \i he a matter of nrjioiu-y i" consinor the motion providing for the recession of the vote of Friday last, and said that ii the latter was not ivscuti.eu the Government would not he prepared hi carrv on. I lie motion ol uiiiei.o was carried hv olk-StT. The recession motion was then debated at great length, and an agreement was arrived at between the Progressives and the Nationalists hv which a Government will he formed.