AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1924, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ACSTIUUAN AND K.Z. CABLE ASSOCfATION. EMPIRE PROPOSAL. SYDNEY. Jan. 1. In connection with the Empire Festival ii;« 11 nt the Town Hall organised by tlio Empire Development Fnion. nun.li interest was shown in .1 race between cable and wireless in the sending of a New War message to the King. Iht message is a. lengthy one. suggesting that his Majesty, while the Empire Kxhibiton is in progress, should proclaim the year IP2I an. Kinpin yiur as an eneouragenit'iit to the people to t oiieenlrale on promoting I Imperial unity, particularly in the (iireeliun of preserving trade within i’ll Empire and also in promoting a I setter l.iiov. ledge of rioter understanding 1 1 tv.i on th.- vm in;, parts of the Empire, and suggesting lo this end the harnessing of wireless and the utilising of <-v ry other up-to-date i edit.’. The King has been asked for ft favourable reply whereupon the Empire Year movement he launelied throughout Australia and the peoples of the other dominions will lie asked to cooperate. fin the stroke of midnight copies of tlie message were handed to representatives of the Pacific Cable Company and liroudeaster.s I.united, both of which companies had made elaborate preparations to despatch *he message and receive a reply. Twenty minutes later a reply was received from the High Commissioner stating that the message had lieen received and was being immediately transmitted to the King, pending whose reply the result of the race has not yet been disclosed. STEAMER ON REEK. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYDNEY, dan. 2. A wireless ine-sage has heen received stating that the steamer I’rutli, ir.iin New York is a-Uoro on Lius XaUenra Reef, outside Port More.shy. Her position is dangerous and die him a died lor assistance wliieli is lining sent from Urishane. Crave tears are entertained owing lit tile exposed JlOSltinll of the reel. The Prutii is of duhS ton-. THE EDDINGTON TRAGEDY. IfTUSUAXK. dan. 2. Detail- of tie' Eddington t rag 'd,v show that it is supposed that Fitzgerald stole a .ho! gun rifle, wherewith he committed Dio deists. After ihoming Jlumble. ha lil t d .-eve :,d stiois at the inmates of Hie Eddington homestead. then eluded capture, and eseaped into the hush. M hen an arresting constable was approaching. Fitzgerald. Using the riile, shot himself dead. \YKSI R A 1.1 AN DEFICIT. PERTH, dan. 1. The half year closed with a MV.* Australian deficit of £8.5,7(51. making an a'ciMimihited deficit of .C2cid.fs.o. ii i N DER REST id TRiIKAK. i’ER I’ll. dan. I|,,t: cst on: iaS'.ik oi rimbi pest in AYcsii a. !•• are reported on Rmlencsf Fla-*', wiicine a nil'idier oi ea.ttle ■ ,-re taken from the infested area on Dai m...aland ju-i h.Tc.iv the initial outbreak All the i attic oil the i -land hate eon Wen killed. I|!N!N IDI Y 11N K. •! annai y 2. | •feu i*l!e :u i ho north, m < oal- j cold, in inori . a i". ih otigli the miner:, I i,vending to extend lie-ir Nina- holidays. MAY [.ADfiT’R PAPER SWINE'!. Ja.i maty 2- i ; i:„n adi j n Ktlboll!' I’lirtj* has j rchased the "D.nl.t Mad” neWsiiapei . j ;hh h they Will publish as a 1 I *■’ 11 i daily.