AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION RECORD COAL OUTPUT. SYDNEY, December 8. Mr Brown announced another world’s record at I’claw main Colliery, 5075 tons being won by the Ingorsoll Puncher. Bicw.ti declined to express an opinion • whether the output would he greater if n Sullivan coal cutting machine were used a.s the latter would shortly form the subject of a conference between owners and miners. N.S.W*. LOAN. SYDNEY. December 8. Government savings bank oil Tuesday will launch a loan of a million sterling on the local market tor homes building purposes. Inl<_>>o~L is 5] per i ell;. KAURI TIMBER, n >Y. MELBOURNE, December 7. 'Die net profits of the Kauri Timber Coy. for the half year ended August, ate £71.011 sterling. A dividend of lour per cent, was declared, making lim total dividend for the year eight per f out. £IO.O-11 was added to reserves and £27,700 carried forward. *! HE MEAT SUBSIDY. M U.!.BOURNE. December ~ Tiie Commonwealth lias decided, owing i > the delay in vnimns States passing legislation respecting taxation of cal lie. it would coin inue payments of the meat subsidy as a temporary measure. TASMANIAN FINANCE. MELBOURNE. December 8. .Mr Page informed a deputation of Tasmanian politicians that the Common, i ealth was already contributing si\tieli per ecu', oi I a.-malua s total ie.‘nilo. agaiii'l Ike 10 ]er <en! ot Nee South Wales. Be fine tlie ( mtimonwcaltli could increase tlm piv-eni ""iiributjolts of £8.5.000 to £200.000. Tasmania iiiu-t exploit her taxable resources and !lien siibm'it- a further .statement to the t mnmeiiwealth. t,i I* I! ENSI. AN D M YS'I’K BY. Bit 1SI: AN I'!, December 7. The police are investigating the remarkable abduction story of -Miss W’al(,lM, keeper ol a beauty parlour. She went for a batin' on the morning ol tlie 27t li November. Her clothes were found <m the beach, and she was supposed to have been drowned, till Wednesday night, will'll she appeared at a house in Samlgate. wearing only a jj.e.ni over Iter bathing suit. She stated that she had hen spirited away by a well-dressed instil and woman in a' motor boat, and kenl closely cnitilii.'d below. Otherwise she was well treated. After several days cruising, she managed to escape when the boai tcached Samlgate. Miss Will suit, besides being the keeper ol a beauty parlour writes movie picture stories. Her ease i- surrounded by ini icry. No motive is forthcoming lor the alleged kidnapping, or the culling short of Mis, W'alsoii's hair by her I’olice elforrs have tailed to discover any trace of the kidnappers, or their motor-bout, or t laboat wherein Miss Wats.iii is said to !:ai e escaped ashore. STRIKE ECHO. MELBOURNE. Dec. 7 Justice Powers, in the Arbitration Court granted preference to the White'' siders' Union of Sydney, subject to preference Io relumed soldiers and sailor', thus ending the preference given loyal Is since the maritime strike of 1!*17.

II HOURS AYE EH. (Received this day at 11.1.5 a.m.) BRISBANE. December !). Mi Theodore addressing Lbc Tiades f.a hour Council explained because of Dm reoiiomic coitseqpr.n cm Government had been unable to introduce iiuifoim loriy-fnur hour week.. There were nlnady IE! award' in I’oice. ].icscrihiug I’orty-folii' hours, which would be reduced another lour if Mica legislation '• ere enacted. I|e 11 r,.r <I Unions to approach the ark i<V. i ion (dint In deniou.si rate that tbc cxeting produelioii '.'..•'ill! be Ilia in La iie-d if I lie liouis were redmed. and nchieie their obieet. in Dial dii eel ion. POISONED \T PICNIC. SYDNEY. December 0. .'. picnic party oil I .alie Cove river ate tinned longue lor launch, and ;d----r,'o-l immediately beanie ill. Thirteen were -eiunvcd lo I lie hospital. The colidii inn of two is very seriuil'. Ali'igelher seventy persons were affected.