AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 January 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. wool, SALES. SYDNEY. Jan. 29. At the wool sales, the market was unusually excited, arid prices generally five per cent, above last week's rates, except for faulty and dusty. Greasy merino sold to ll.Ul. MEAT CHILLING. SYDNEY. Jan. 30. .1. B. Cranixie /Chairman of the Australian Meat Council). commenting favourably on the Li nicy meat chilling process, -aid he laid inspected a shipment of beef in New Zealand. It looked fresh in colour, its appearance being exeelb-ut. and if landed aloaded, be predicted the n.rat would realise lop prices in London. DELIBERATE MTRDKIL EX-.M.P. SHOT DEAD. (Received tins dav al 12 liooni. BRISBANE. Jan. 30. A. E. Whiifurd. formerly member for Burram, in ihe l.ogt-dit'.m* A -m----blv, ulio was detca ted in LVJ2. ".'as shot dead outside the I iv-tli ’lh.-.iire. An eye v. ilnc-s states a man and vanillin on one side m tin- ro-u! fug-igc-, in an a r. " Uncut He. tl - man , r-- -ed the st.ee, and sl-.-t W i.itT.id u, i., In the chest and He n tired tnree m.iro dims at C;e body a il lay prostrate on the ground, saving: “I Hunk tins will settle you.” After shooting, tinman till i-v. away I lie revolver and ran. The police chased and captured him. The cause of the shooting is not disclosed, but when in-rested the man, whose name was given as James Lavden. made a remark which indicated it was the outcome ot domestic matters.

PREFERENCE BONES

BRISBANE. January 30.

The (jiieeii.-laiul Government an nounees in purchasing goods lor pnblii requirements, it will give a pieleienc;

of live per cent on goods niittiiifaeliired in Britain, except other Slates of the Commonwealth and an additional live per cent in goods manufactured in (.iiicenslaiid.