AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1924, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. WHITE AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, Jan. 1(3. Lord Leverhulnie replying to criticism of Ids remarks about colored labour for Northern Territory, says Australians arc right in the main, that Australia should bo a white man’s country. S$ JVas America, yet Negroes did the .'ioidgfcy work there. Unless God had made a colossal blunder, each race had been put in its appointed place. Eskimos were adapted lor the polar regions and through centuries natives had developed pigments of skin and bodily modifications enabling them to resist extremes of beat suiting them for the tropics. While men could cultivate crops in Northern Territory but not under economic conditions. It was a degradation to ask white men to perform work for which their bodies wore tumbled. If Australia does not intend to count the cost hut proposes to tax the people to the extent of millions to nurse white men working under unsuitable conditions, there may be a wall built around themselves and coloured labour excluded from the Commonwealth.

SOCCER TEAM. SYDNEY, Jan. in

The Football Association has received an intimation that a Canadian Soccer team may visit Australia and New Zealand. The Association is awaiting news of the English team before closing with the Caimdian oiler. FEDERAL NOTE ISSEE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 16. The Federal Treasury has decided not to adopt a suggestion to increase the bank-note issm- in order to meet large sums required to finance wheat and wool. Experts considered the present issue sufiicicnt to meet any contingency arising. RECORD WOOL BRICES. SYDNEY, January 15. The wool sales were continued. The market was excited, and values ruled :,f the highest point of the season for all good wools. A fresh record for prices were realised for both greasy and scoured merino. The former touched flf, and the latter 55] feme.

ECU. SUl’l’l IKS OE DREAD. SYDNEY, January 10. Full supplies of bread were again delivered to-day. DAMAGE BY EIRE. SYDNEY, January Ifi. The damage through Marcus Clarke s lire is now estimated ai one hundred thousand. MELBOURNE, January 16. The tiro in I [olden.'s motor body building works at Montague has caused twenty-five thousand damage. NO TIES EUR RAILWAY EM FLOY EES. BItISU.ANK. January 10. The ('ommissiuiiei- of Railways lias announced that in future, lailway eraployeo.-. will he forbidden to receive tips, the penally being dismissal. NEW GUINEA I ARMS. MELBOURNE. Jam Hi. An oltieial report shows a greater [mi-cion ol tiiXK't sterling spent by tin* Expropriation ’Board of New Guinea has beei* devoted to tile improvement of copra plantations now coming into bearing. A previous attempt to dispose of the plantations to private owners failed, and it is suggested they again be offered, and lading a sale nothing remains Imt for the Hoard to continue to oper.it*? the plantation. . The value of the propel lies t* estimated at fulls £5,(1111.0! 10 sterling.