AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1924, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N. 7.. CARLE ASSOCIATION. NOTE FOL'.ND IN BOTTLE. {Received this day at 8 a.in.) ! .SYDNEY," February 11. The latest reports state that Bat- , .-on is still eluding his pursuers. The police continuing the search, found an empty whisky bottle wherein was a note purporting to he signed by Batson, stating that he intended to commit Mtieide and he had taken a dose ol cyanide "It tastes lovely, I left my rllle on the other side of the river. Good-byo. -Motlter dear." Batson's initials iollow. ATTACKED BY Sll \BK. j < Received this day at TO a.in.) | SYDNEY, l-'cbniiiry 11. j .Miss L’. iret.t while suiting at Bondi T night was seized la, a large sharl;. ('on.-i a lee 11 ii.dibroo” went to her as--a-taiae and draggl'd lag from the jaw- oi the monster, hut lei' left leg was I'lii.iph lely -even'd 1.e1.e.v t he knee, sill Was Sent 111 the la -a sal in a ■ ft lieu I condition. ATT At ELD BY DARK. SYDNEY, Feh. II The Bondi -hark attack. whereby Mi" Deiett lost her leg, occurred in the late twilight, when most ol the bathers had left the water. Miss Deri", t- was about ten !eet from the shore. Constable Rushhrook, when assisting her, felt the monster i which was about ten feet hmg) tugging her legs. The gill, whose mother was eii the beach at the time, was dreadfully mutilated. Her left, leg was taken off below the knee, and her right foot was iorii from the ankle and hanging on It liv a thread.

! IT! K (.;nr..i)Hoi'!!N Dr.si’Eicvnt». SYDNEY. • I u- 11; i r 1.1. 'I lie li’lTi) 1 t-><■:)tf«l in (tolilliouni, liy tin- i! <■ -11<-i;i<J<> is m it• vi• i- heat, i!n■ v. null' <llst ; il l brine ll], 1,1 .•H ills li-Mshiii; til,, Jmi iff ill I 111 1 sf;. |-;ii. Tin- 1; 11 (■ ~ f It ■; :< jr t i- iluii ii man. Alfred Smith. w bile m list.Tinjj; >iii-,si ;ns slini in i'i,, !• t ,nl .'Hill !;.]<!!'. V, 111 1111 it• 1 1 I;;. ::n nn k imuil pet-on 'uji |ii i.si/i 11 v tlif 1, 1111 1 1 -t 1 man "hr immediatei;. miiili- olf iiiiu 1 1 ithush. DISTKKT IN I’A Nl l ] SYDNEY. I . 1!. I Tin- M-ursli I'm- tin- (! iti 1 11 hi i- 11 dev |it• 1 ailti Inis so Ini' been fruitless. The i-: tu nL r\ is very rwiiyji, ■■■ -in ,m in It-, I liy lulls and iit-a\ il\ \\ miilisi. I li'iina ilsi■ 11 al l 111 1 1 aM\ In llih-ii I . .Mrs Smith, post mi.-t n-.s at l-iiihi.s-.-lt c, fourteen mil/s i nmi (hmlli'ini. i 11 1 ii r iiK-il tin- Millin' that ii m.-in i'-.ih- in nmi mil! hi-r tlmi her hu-ha in hail l.i-i-u shi.l in-;! r it. I :!f. Tiehorse's Hanks ami sinMh- >hmvi-f the marks of bavin" l,een shot. No ill-tails an.- ava.ihilih- tht il l h Smith mas appan-ntly shot liy the incendiary. The -.viioli- ili- 1 lii-t is in a panic. 'I hi- plan o! tin- ih-spi-railo, v. ho is known lo have a pun ami forty rou lll ls of nmmnnitiim. i- to ini. the si-t tiers am! then htirn dim n t heir homes! eails. It is believed lie is an expert bu-hmmi. j An orpuni-ed sea p-h on a la rite Isi ale is I,t■ i’i j; mmie from ( hmllnirn j j V.'noi, SAKE K i'.f 'Oi; I )S. SYDNEY, I'.-!11-11ary 11. A t the n oo| sales m: mi r.-e-l ive , a l oliJf m- las elfel'etl. there i-nm 11 compel 1 1 ion a 1 I lie lies! lei e! n! the scri<-s mnl a sea .oii' - a-e. ■. A. i In-1 e uas a steailt ilenia ml 1.-i- o.>-r ,s\ e erim, II I’eee. n h i"h i a ian! i•, lo i\ - live police. Ileiur'h- Mel-e rsl a 111 e lie, I Hr -woken HTt'l. .mil l-eili P,;;.! ANOTHEIJ Ml'iinKl;. SYDNEY. l-'ohrua ry 1:1. A widower. . loser, h Omni; I *' was fe'iin.i dead in his tin I .it (tranm with hi., !mad fripditfuih b.i Mured rt h a H'j”f instrument • Ke it-p l ' Mow *u a shed a■l s o 111 i n -_e the w !ii-di In’s ]iarents and his loin ' lilhlern lived. The crime was; tlist-overed by one of the children L'oiup to (-till him. lie wit- apparently killed while 'h-epin;.;. The police have detained a suspect. ,MET! DEI? AT OIiAXHE. sydxev. Kei>. m. Details of the (tninlaii murder at Oranpe show linn when tin- deceased’s son was sent In awaken him tor breakfast lie . relumed Aerc.amiii": ‘■Daddy is Ivin-.; in lied covered with hlnoil.” An examination disclosed that deceased had apparently been struck with a tomahawk while asleep. Thou.ph no trace of tin- weapon was found, it is susp--cjei! that jealousy is the motive, 'file man detained is Thomas Newton, who i- married. He Wits Inter charmed with tie- murder. OVS'rr-’.ll. T 1 {A Did IN U'sTDAMA. SVDNKY. l-'ebniary I.T. When tin- Minister for Customs was vi'itin;' Kd'-n, the local fisherman ask- ,(| the Minister to iiierea-e the duly ni: New /eahiml oysteis. They contended that, with this encouragement md improved culture. they <-ottld not < m the Stewart Island oyster out of the Melbourne market. The Mini"\er rnmmisod consideration. SVIINEV TOWN TIALI, pra. SYDNEY. Eeh. It. 'lhe Finance Committee of the City A 111 1! icij ia I CotitH-il have decided not to ; proceed further with the Ecrd Mayor’s, proposal to purchase St. Andrew’s ! Cathedral for the purpose of ctllat'"- i iup; the Town Hall. ;

EFFECT OF RAILWAY. STEAMERS LAID UP (Received this dav at lb a.m.) SYDNEY. Feb. 1-1. Owing to the shipping slump six in-ter-State steamers are laid up and the crews paid elf in the past lew weeks. Duo contributing cause is the extension of the North <)uoonshmd railways which has led to a large falling oil' of the passenger trade to Northern Queensland port'.