AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 November 1923, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

—— sVST KALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION THE Noli WKG lAN MIIAbEE'b lIHBAKT, November 22. Tv. ii additional Norwegian .- lean v.i rlcrs the Star IV and the Sr , V. and tile parent skin Sir Janie-: ( lark" ilo-s are due to arnv. on the twentywoud. After loadin'.’: stores the whole fleet depaits for the IR " Sea io >'ein- • ai.'iiee whiling operations. ’I he patent el ip i- ftiP.O tons and will he utilised a-, a tin; ting factory for (lie extr.nlinii ol oil and olbet products. .MINERS’ LUCKY ESCAPE. •MEI.ROi RNE. Novemler 22. The iJo.it* 1 . the Dalcslorti swimming lain, which was fonncily used as a sim-agi basin for the old C-nnisii mine, suddenly collapsed and the water rapidly drained out with a gicni. mar. D

wry. -absoquelitly discovered ibai Dm min.' luniiel below had collapsed anil a laity ol ini'll who had in e. iolislv bee'i vo-knig : n tiie tunnel had a narrow CMaje. 1 key should have berni inside lml sl-oppi i! wank owing to on.- leiusiug i nter l.ccau.-o of earth falls N.SAY. POLITICS. SYDNEY, Nov. 22. Xatioaali-t and Ringrcssive Parties are reticent in respect to officially announcing their terms ot a new .yellietiienl. Wiiilsi the latter will give the C.avennneiit eo.-iy support for carrying out ii - programme. It i> stated a composite Oovernmenl may lie deferred lor the time being. PiCITRE THEATRE DESTROYED. BRISBANE. Nov. 22 A lire at C'oliangaita destroyed a picture theatre, electric power house, and several other promises. The damage is £ 13,000. WINESHOP TRAGEDY.

MELBOURNE, Nov. 22. .Johnston who was arrested for shooting a man trying to enter Ids wineshop, on October 2-Itb, has been committed for,trial on a charge of manslaughter. EXPLOSION AIYSTER Y. MKLBOniXE, Nov. 22. Tlu* cause of the Deer Park explosion i- likely to remain a mystery as all the clues were destroyed by the wiping out of the mixing house. It is miraculous that the whole works were not destroyed. as a hut where -’OOO pounds of nitro-glyeei ine wore stored was situated only five hundred yards away from the scene. Pieces of iron and other debris rained all over this hut without detonating the contents.

ANOTHER EXPLOSION. SYDNEY. Nov. 22. As a result of an explosion during blasting operations in the construction of the Glcnrengh—Dorrigo railway near Dorrigo. Angelo MofFsted was killed and seven others seriously injured.