AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

tUSTit.iI.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION THE BAKERS' STRIKE. SYDNEY, ,lan. 17. I.bc Secretary of the .Master Baker ' A-su'intimi has aniiouiced that application has been made for the deregistration of tile Babe: LYnmi on the grocm! dial its mei■>' 1 putb-i----11:1 led ii: an illegal .strike. Th" 1 n-e is to he lien rd mi Monde v 1:• --.;. THE CRICKET St,'GARBLE. SYDNEY, dan. H 5 It I-, uinli'i stouil that the sf|iiab'de over afternoon tea at the cricket match was flue to an overnight by tlie caterer. 'Jin' suggested strike on the part of Hi,' New South Wales team in the event of Collins being dealt with By the authorities for words used to the treasurer of the Association, is scuttled by authoritative' (|iiarters. who declare it was a storm in a tea clip, as well as over one.

SYDNEY'S BRIDGE. SYDNEY, dan. 17. Six linns submitted twenty tenders for the harbour bridge, eleven of a cantilever type, seven of an arch type and two inverted arch type. Mr Ball .Minister of Work-.) says no time will he 10-t in deciding which tender will he accepted, and ail going well, lie expects the 1 1 ridge' to he completed in live yea is. BIG FIRES. BRISBANE, dan. 17. Two big tires are repoileil. A hotel and six shops were destroyed at Win ton, tlie damage being estimated at L'oO.OiMI, while tlie post office and a number ol shops Were burned at I.aidley. the damage being tu’d.it'ili. GREAT SWIMMING. SYDNEY, diiniiary 17. The Charlton-Ring sv imming strugtie attrneied Jive thou-aiid. Hundreds ve’e unable 10 obtain admission. II ■a- generally considered that 1 lie Swede could win the shorter event. At the ■ml of tlie first lap of the hundred ni tres. Ill' iva- leading by three yards, barlton overtook Ihe visitor mid-way .1 the sr-oiiil Dp and alter a .stirring leek and neck light, drew away and ‘on hv a yard and n half. He clilied two and two-lil'ih seconds n.fl' the Australian record established last .famiry by Harris, the Hawaiian. Borg quailed Harris's time. Darie.g the evening. E. W. I’.ayldoii University) broke tlie furlong breasT" troke Australian iccord defeating the lo'dei. It. Chalmers in ,'i.l.t .'i-5. Manley A lentil of live swimmers, 1..- Hi,- five hundred yards living .ori'liei! i-ei-md by (wo seconds, (lie li' lilg I .-Tli l-o.