AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. THE BATTLESHIP AUSTRALIA (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 10. The .Minister for Defence announced that the battleship Australia will be sunk off the Sydney Heads on April 26th., the day tile British fleet sails for New Zealand. THREE MINES RESUME. SYDNEY, Feb. 111. Three striking mines have resumed work on the Northerin Field. but trilling disputes hate occurred at two additional pits, thus making six mines idle on the Held. WOOL SAITS'. (Received this (lav at 10.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE. February 10. At the Wool Sales, the offerings wore cl an average character with a large proportion of cross-bred. I‘rices ruled on a lower level of the last wools established at the close of Inst weeks' sales. SWIMMING RECORDS. MELBOURNE. February R). The annual eoliforem-e of Australian Swimming Union discussed the question of recognition of the times recorded on courses which the International Sv imining .Federation contended were snl jrre lo tidal influences. It was resolved that the Conference take steps In compile data for the Australian dclc■jutc-. to the international Federation si, p pot I of tin- official recog.ii it in 1 1 o! i|. ■ recoids of Charlton and Borg in Domain Bulks Sydney, and they I ' asked to sanction the i c ognising of records -übseqiy.'iit.ly established at ll,e-, ku ills. It was also decided to Msk New South Wales Swimming Association to conduct tests to -how the extent of i lie tidal elfects a t the Domain But n. THE COUI.BURN INCIDENT. (Received ibis day at 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. I' eh. 111. Fenwick was charged with causing the Gotilburn tires and the .-booting, but was remanded till Tuesday next for medical observation. EXTENSIVE DI SH FIRES IN TASMANIA. HOBART. Fek. in. Extensive bush lire- are raging in the /.echini district. Miles ol loresl. and thousands of m res ol grasslands have been destroyed. MRS DOWNS' .MURDER. HOBART, ieb. If. Downs has been charged with murder. but he was remanded for eight days. The search for his wife's Laly has so fai been iinsiiece— I ill. \\OTHER VICTIM BRISBANE, Eel, IP. M, Mallet l . amole w > e.-t Mu ol i In' .Mount Perry railway a< cub ul has ei 11 a he, I to her 1111 11 ri *. I. R EDO | IS REIM'I ED. SYDNI'A February IP. !/. ••_!» hen' ;<!•.• Doug !I 6-9. (!-•>. ' '. Ch.-monger beat Kirkpatri-k 6-2. 5-7. ADELAIDE. February IP Following the entry ot the Patrick Steamship Company into the Spencer'. Oi.lf trade the Adelaide Steamship Company ha.- reduced, tin* D'etglU to the gi.lt. ten per cent. BANANAS INFECTED. BRISBANE. February It). For the first time, hnncliy ten has jpreadto the banana pI a lit a i ions math of Brisbane river. Several plantations In Brookfield district arc infected.