AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILK ASSOCIATION LOAN I! KNEW El). (Received this dav at 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, .Jim. -I. Mr Clocks lms announced that ten millions of tile twelve million loan, fall- . inir due in August lots keen renewed iy the bondholders: ' V FROM AMERICA. HI! I SHAN K, dan. I. Air Theodore was I'arewelleil hy members of the three parties. He said the loan conversions were rendered diliienlt hecanse certain London interests raised controversial points. If compelled to transfer the loan to New Aoi l;, coti-e- ---(| lienees would follow which would weaken Imperial relationships and crate a diversion in the currents of trade. American people invested money >n A ns. tralia and Americans naturally take a deeper interest in the resources and possibilities of Australia to the mutual ad van taste of hutli countries. PRODHCK PRICKS. AI ELMOURNE, dan. I. Oats .'ls 2d to As oil, barley .'ls Pd t > Ps |OJd, potatoes CO to C 9, onions Ct> to CO 10s. K>l PI UK TR AUK. SVDNKV. dan. I. Thu Lord .Mayor opened the Empire Knir in the Town Hall in connection with the Kinpire year movement, with the object of stimulating trade with Britain and the various Dominions, and scouring unity of purpnse in l'.mpire interests. A feature is the large display of products and nuinulaetures 'y Cloverinneiit Departments and linns u stalls, representative o.f the various Dominions. T?FI TIDING It WORD. SYDNEY, dan. t. 11l 1023 new buildings erected in the Afetropolitnn area mimhered 10,‘PiO aim "i cost CIO.I.'Id.OOU, a record so far as t . ost is concerned. In 191 I there were 10,54(5 new erections at an average cost of Co-12 while the awrage cost last year was COtifl. an increase of tirtv-ono ABANDONED. 'T AIKf.HOI ItN'K, dan. 1. owiny; to Rinderpest m Vest A' l *' tralia the proposed exhibit of Australian sttul merino rams at the Km]iire lixhihition^ias^beeiwihamhnied.