AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AIORF RECORD PRICES. SYDNEY. January 10. At the "00l sales competition was k'en, all sections operating freely. The market "as ve>y firm at late rates. Cu-a-v merino sold to forty-one pence, a record for the season. CHARLTON TO iIA V K RpfST. SYDXKT . Jan. Ift. Charlton has aiinoiim-i-d I Cat he "ill not he a competitor in the Australian swimming championship carnival at Hobart, lie intends, after the half-

mile '•vciil next S:t 1 11 n i;i . id ha vt- ; tiiDi’Dimh rest. Tins <ioi i-j,jji is ii k'-'i'|)in<_c with ln.~. la 11 a ■ r'.-s ;i n non nc-o-111<*nt In.'! year i hat he w ill l.r jcsl i ain- <■<! until li<‘ lear lies maniiood. i'mutfity ijoxds. commonwfaltii to find IT’O.OOO.iJOO.

SYDXET. .lan. IS. The ttraitiity bonds oil<‘ioil by Xlr Hughes in tlic soldier.- on the eve of !lio elections, are lalline duo ill a lew months ami the ('nmmnmvealth "ill ho called on to linil twonty million storlino. !• : i ll atif i;i I (pinners aiitieipnic the (.'ovoriimeiii will ...\porieuce fI i (iitii 11 v in the ma I tor as the hulk of the hotels wore purchased by iiadcrs ! '.rim arc holding tlicin nil the date of maturity, ami will probably 1.0 an\. ions in cash them al the earliest opportunity.

\N KXI'KXSfVK i;i: 11XiK. SYDXKV. -I.iii. is. No details on- iivii.iliilil” nv to tlucost of til.- harbour 1 1 i■i-1 u' •. I>lt t H is osi imu I t-<l a! ;i; >; mix i m;i 1 .-I y si\ millions. not inclinlino npw nnK of half a million foi- land |-osnni| a ion. ’I In- cost estimator! ion years' aye ua- JJ'J.T'iO.I,in this w«s for a lij'liti-r briilt-v.

Pi’OlH'CK I’IMCKS. Mr:i.u(ll'i?ni-:. .hm. is. Oats .‘C .'ill in :is 7il. hiirl(■ v (KudHsli) ■ U Id'll Id I' : !>dUt! :l:'< L'S IdS Id L'f) |li>; diiions 17 Ills. SKXSATIONAI. I’OIiHKKY AND Cl I ASK.

PKirm. j am. i A M’H -;ii i:>n;il nihlieiv mviinvil al six lasi . • •ii 11 . A '.-.i'll ilrcs •nl man niltnlvd 1 ill' West I Vrl !l jio-l oilier ,'111(1 ruvoi'ine llh‘ maunder will] a revolver cm|jlii-i| tin* drawer, securing ;ilkmt S-'L’IIC. I’olice Serv.l. limiter, seeing n man riimiiiie, pitr-ned the rohiier. " lie timieil ami lire.! at i Iu 11 !i-r. hut 111 i'',., 1. ||, then ran to a nailer car and (it in 11 ! K• 11 tie ilri i or. at the re-

point, in --i;;i-[ |||,. car. I lie I•<'i!' ". i.n im>!<ir i-yclo, idlliiuctl. I• ■ •;! <•i i i 11; y i!ic in i k ilic i, i ! i!i,.r Id , the c.'ir ;iml ilin-tl into ! 1 1, ■ lin - !i. t lie |niiicc ii'llir.viiii;. The Inyilivc liivil live rminmy at them. i h.• i• ■ ■ i.M-i-uriiy” a lead. Knieimiiio Imm tin- path the ri i l l l ■< - r la-ill i'p a nol !’.cr unit or i.ii'. 1 1; iva lani up :(i 'limit ilia ilrivet' whuin lie i<•! 11 pi' 11 <m I in olive r: * 11: i! I v aua.v. lliils imriipiiij;.

A.vmn.w in ustuaua. SVDNKY. .lan. is. An o l llliri-nI: ill' AnlNrnx Inis ncctjrn'i! i-n i lii- lluckiiiLiiuv Still inn ill Nvn--14:111. .Nimlt'i'ii lii'nil nl' nlucU Imvc mi I'm ilii'd v.iih tin' ili'fii'-i'. A iiiiiipli'ti.' (|i:arnlllii:i’ 1 i;i - lii'i'ii i'-tiilili-.!n>(l. Tin.’ ciircnsi' lII' rviTv ilninl hi'li-t linn tn.'il ili'-'l I'nvi'il 1 1v fim.

SENSATIONAL PLOT. AIELBOURNE. Jan. IS. A sensational plot to secure I lie esape of a long sentence prisoner liom lie Melhourne Ooal wa> frustrated by

the prison authorities . Detectives see lire* I informa 1 ion showing that I lie scheme "as *-!i*!>;ir:ite|y prepared. ('.-rtain ]:.-r ms <*ei id*'vr;. in* o’vr-d. T.-V, r se.i ie -1.! e were smuggled 111r , - .--a -i • i*(l *:•■;i in reail--1; -. .1, , - -i,I - - pb . 1-0 il:li-'S Were also made for the v.ould-be eseapeo to leach the exercise yard, se.de the pi-won nail, and enter a wailing ear. Anv nardei-s ollering resistance were • L o b l.oiind. or i,then- me de.-.li wiih. T'e- plot was to have evenlimied on Suniiav nmrniiug. 101 l the an L’nori Lies uel'e fo|-e"arned and 11’.ey funk the l:*'-n-arv prei ant ioii- to previ'-nt it. T'nev :ik i took i barge of a iiintnr car found waiting out-id'- the prison. Pending further inquiries the warder on duty in the- sentry box on the prison wall at tlm lime the ••‘•cape " as to be earned out. lias been suspended. Three months ago a -ehoiiio to secure tfie escape of the same prisoner "as frustrated.

BYES ON DUTCH NEW GUINEA GERMANS AND -IAI’S. SYDNEY. Jan. If). Dutch East Indian files show that opinion there is considerably distiirlsed over the piopnsnl. recently discussed at the Giiveriinr-Gem-r.il's palace, for the formation of a chartered com-p-any somewhat on the lines oi the British North Company, to develop intensively Dutch New Guinea. TV hat was the cause of the sudden inter; 1 .-! liv the authorities m this matter is not, known, but it m regarded as significant that one of the first moves was to issue an invitation to Gerinan settlers from til" Bismarck Archiii'-higo and ex-German New C.u----n,..a *u settle on Dutch territory. A number did. but: finding the cmulitions uneolidueive to sueeess tile majority tett. Other people aDo were investigatin', the potentialities of the territory. Tn” J line last, a .Iminnw Commission backed by the Government and me Overseas ' Trad" Development A-sii. visited th<> Malay A rehipelago, supposedly with an eye on Dutch terntory. The new scheme is regarded a- siawinllv interesting in vie" of the tact llmt the Duke of Me,-kleid>urg ami Si-liwerin. a relative of the ! Hu<* ( 1,1 sort m Holland and a German prmmting participated in the dm n>sum on the subject. The Duke recently imvetled cxteli-sn-elv ill the territory and he m iimtersiooii to have declared that be believed that the necessary capital to establish a New Guinea Chartered Company "as cLtaiiiabH* in 'PI,,, pie-, bo"ever, is ogpo-ed to any plan "liiet* was not entirely Dulrli 1,, it, as regards capital and p-i sennet or having any leaning, towards co-iq elation with the (teriuaiis or GermanyDevelopments are tieing watched with interest in Australia, because, though the border between Dutch and mandated New Guinea runs through ">>'• ami unknown territory 4 a change m the vestei-11 portion of the Island must l.iivo ail effect upon the eastern portion „Is jell is composed of more civilised districts.