AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 February 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. NORFOLK ISLAND. SYDNEY, Feb. 2. Lieut General Parnall, Administrator ol Xoi folk island, has resigned and is returning to Australia, as the climate of the island was unsuitable for bis wife’s health. BAKING TROUBLE. SYDNEY, Feb. 2.

At a mass meeting of co-operative bakers several members who had been mentioned as likely to resume work specifically denied the statements. The roll call will take place on Monday to ascertain bow many, if any, are resuming. 'Hie union encountered a lre-h dfHienliy. It granted permit- to a fen employers who were satisfied with day baking but as the bread taki - three hours to bake and the earls are delivering fresh bread at eight in the morning, it is obvious the opera 1 ives are coiiimeiicing earlier than six. Thompson. President: of the Union, criticising such firms remarked they must be performing miracles previously unheard of, in the baking industrv.

ARCHBISHOP REDWOOD’S .1 UIiILEF. SYDNEY. Feb. :i. Archbishop Kelly. Bishop ol Armadale. Wagga and Maitland, has sailed by tlie Flimaroa to participate in Archbishop Redwood’s jubilee. VICTIM IN CRITICAL CON- . I UTKIN. .MELBOURNE. Wh. .. Alls Perry, Ihe surviving vieiim •! Lists’ ting, is still in hospital in a critical condition. THE COKE DISPUTE. SA’DNFV. February !. All Dixon, acting-secretary for the Cuke Proprietors’ Association in vindicating the employers' stand against the claims ol the employee.-, said the wnrk:>rs were, inclined to link their avocation with that' of the coalminers and -hare in the sympathy which was invariably extended to the underground workers, w lieieas the former never go undergioutnl and fata I accidents are practically unknown. Although the men slate they arc claiming a reduction from lur-

ty-eiglit to forty-six hours, actually t' y arc asking for a redtietiou to IT r., tiicy arc seeking to have half an h ull mealtime included in the working time. The granting of the demand-: i. old mean ;• 11 extra charge ot tell

1 ■ eel it on the im ' nst rv. WRECKAGE EOF NIL SYDNEY, Feb. ii. I’nvc-ligations are proceeding hi <‘onneetion with a quantity of wreckage, ill. hiding the mini hers of hatches washed ashore between Port Stephens and Seal Rocks. So far the authorities are unable to decide whet Iter Uie.se are from a wn- ■!■..■<l I. or merely llotsani from passing .ships. NORFOLK ISLAND. SYDNEY. February 2. Mr Paitnell, interviewed, -aid tic Xoriotl; IsP’o.l fin", crewel- we:" • >meerned aLoiit i!"- disposal "l‘ fruit. The vc.vage to Sydney occupies five days, •••■lmreus (here would be a .saving of

Leo days if the steamer ".er-- running to Auckland, and le-s chance of the fruit deteriorating. Mr Pamiell added that there was a possibility of arrangement.-; l-'ing mail" to im-lude Norlolk Ts'and in the rou'e ami Imm New Zealand. A PFUFI.IAR A Fl' \I R. SAHNEA. Feb. I. A peculiar ineidetd "i < urred >u Broken Hill di-iri't w bile l,< r-e brand ing was In progre.-s. A 'h. v.dieu thrown, fastened its teeth in ‘ i" <-df of the bratidor’s leg. The e • oi toree ieiled to elf eel a release, am! a cur.-1.i11.-d the coU. which in its -j-si'- liglitened its grip of its j ee th rmd it was then necessary to use k lei tulle to prise the month open and release the man.