AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUBTUALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SHIITINC ENQUIRY. HOBART. January 28. Alireil William, a timber merchant, gning evidence before the Royal Commission on the operation of the Navice i ion Act, said, since the act came into force lie had lost business through the innl'ilitv to secure shipping "hen he wanted it. Till' business which In* once bail with New Zealand bad been lost, for the same reason, and lie bad been compelled to refuse orders Imm there because of the lack of shipping facilities. It was all nonsense for the lYnon Steam-hip Coy., to say ir bad inlimalcd a vessel was available to load timber, but v.a- unable to obtain cargo. Witness invited the Commission to visit the wharves ami see two shiploads waiting.

Vl’Pl.H EX FORT lIOBAIIT. .lanuary 28. s.;r 1 jeni v Jones commenting on the ::i of apple- with black spot. said i 11,.;, would realise as good prices in England as Rosctrevmr clean apples. English people wore aceu.stomed to ap- ] I being spotted through climatic conditions. OLYMPIC CREW DEFEATED. ADELAIDE, dan. 28. .Murray River crew which the .Soulll Australian rowing authorities desire to represent Australia at Olympia were defeated by a crew from Alaimum in tile senior fours by a length. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. .Received ibis dav at .8 n.m.) SVDNEY, dan. 20. At the Wind sales compel it ion was keen and the market was very strong for lines showing line quality, values advancing live pence. Creasy merino sold to 111 pence. TENNIS POSTPONED. .MELBOURNE, dan. 29 Owing to it raining heavily the tennis was postponed until Tuesday. TENDER CONDITIONS'. (Received Ibis dav at 11.-lb a.m.) SYDNEY, dan. 2'd It i- now freelv staled that considerable log rolling was rampant in connection with tenders lor the harbour bridge. Persistent ciforlx ale being made to induce the Minister and members of the Government party to accept an Alls! raliaii tender, irrespective of other conditions. li is slated that even if an Australian tender is accepted it "ill lie in name only, as there is a strong likelihood ot an Australian syndicate transferring the contract in an out vide linn alter deducting a slice of the contract price, for its efforts. Sir O. Puller referring to the matter stated the ill would adhere to the promise made when inviting lenders. All tenderers iind.'i-sl 00. l the i onditions before submitting lenders. Sir 0. Fuller said ■'ll would be a a h-l-vd thing to think of accepting a lender on any other terms i ban I bos,, submit ted. " lien lends, . closed." TEMPER \ \ i 1 K I ill IdPS I { EI! I' FF E (>. !ir-•. diul this day at 9.-lb a m.) Yl l !•: I .V I.pb . .! a u nary 28. A d. inn a i mo. e.iti.ie the "m- ---.... . |,. IK.I , I,o;i ll"-, a bed the I - P , I oil I rcu i Oiidiim OH 1 lie • . r ,of ;..ji:,:r pi. did it am ;idso 1 lie , P hof'l ■ i" Saturday. Bar.M ll n; reply, said definitely that he did not, api rove of a prohibi- ; o,n tvfeiOinium. lie | oillled out the ■ ; ode, ts early tlo-big and tlm siriu cido.eemeiit of the existing legislation had in .teducing drunkenness ami iniproving i-'*»'* } - M; Barweii protested agaiuM the iv.itiderat.ion of ih • Saturday noon oioing mi;.' n^snor. . SCRU.M-l IAI.F DEAD. SYDNEY, .1 titulary 29. Lied Woods, the famous Wallaby serum half, died, while at work m Darling Harbour. ATII I.KTH'. lIOBART. January 29. Entries for the Australasian track i iiampioiisliip.s include eleven New Zealanders. seven South Australians, twelve Tasmanians, nine Queenslanders, ( igliteen Victorians and. nineteen from New South Wales.