AUSTRALIAN _ NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN _ NEWS.

tCSTUAI.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY HARBOR BRIDGE. SYDNEY, Feb. 20. Cabinet has accepted Dorman. Long ami Company’s tender for the harbor bridge at a cost ot 2 1,21 1 ., 21. ADELAIDE M TRUER. SYDNEY, February 26. An investigation of Alorse’s room in Sidney by the police, disclosed correspondence showing Hint he and Alts Hunter were friends. She sailed from Sydney on February Sth.. telling .Morse that she wa.s going to Hobart. Alor.se inter discovered that she hail taken n ti-kel for South Africa, ffe hurried to Adelaide in time to meet Airs Hunter’s steamer. RING IV I GENTLY MAD. SYDNEY. Fehruai\ 26. I.ing lias been a. quiet and respectable man and a devoted father. He is a line athlete, lie developed a stiange maimer duriitg the last few days, and threatened to minder lijs wife, who Med i nm home juxi prior to the tragedy. | CARDEN'S TRAGEDY. AIEI.BOURNE. February 26. The impied in con -lion with the Botanical Gardens' tragedy has opened The Coroner decided to hold inquest oil the victims, and on List collect i vely. Edward Keen ley gave evidence that lie saw List in the Domain an hour l.elore the shooting, lie said that he saw a young man ideutieal with List * j-1 ologrni li sneaking round n tree, and looking at a pair of lovers during the evening prior to tho" .shooting, and on t!-o afternoon of the tragedy the same man asked him Hie time, and then walked towards the Gardens. He was not carrying anything. ANOTHER AIURDER. SYDNEY. Feb. 26. David Sharp was discovered dead in a paddock at f.eura. on tile Blue Afouitinins, with a gash in the buck of his head, and with a small piece of wood slicking in it. By Ins side were pieces pi,-,,,d covered sapling, and a broken heer liutilc. A hoy informed the police ! that when passing the spo! htH: night j lie beard two men quarrelling in drunk-| (11 Voice' To-day a man w;e ai rc-ied ROAD ROLLER CAPSIZES. DUNEDIN, '.February 27. The City Corj ciation road rolling cm e;ne capsized on King Edward road y- tordav afternoon, the driver A!hen. Tinir.-. tea, being piiiivd urn* n hi r > !! ii u uprid.it at ladled to the hood. IF (■ a, retire ml to tic ’• • to* 6 ■■ ■'•: n i-of, to his rili.. a";.! h r SYDNEY BRIDGE CONTRACT. (Received lids day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. February 27. Cabinet deliberated three hours bcf .re accenting Air Balls’ recommendai.i u regarding the Dorman. Long and Coy's Bridge tender. The amount of the tender is Cl 11.809 less than the (•st'lliate. Australian contractors believe the bridge will he completed in si-: years. Upwmds of two Hiousand mi n are to he employed immediately the necessurv pieliminary works are completed. lioctoi Scott Fletcher, acting J'rofes„f lMiilosopliy to Hu* .Methodist Aliuisuw. lias resigned to accept the professorship of Philosophy in the’QiU'oushind Fiiiversity. s.7in> ADDED TO SAN FRANCISCO RUN. i SYDNEA*. February 27. The Oceanic fiteamship Company is j adding the Sierra to the Sydney-Smi ! Francisco run. coinmoncing in August. The Sierra was previously on the run, 1,,,l was eliminated alter the earthquake.

FENWICK ON TULA I

SYDNEY, February 27

Fenwick has been 0011x111 i-tibod lor rn. Goull.urn on the 28th. April (,u oifdit charges o£, .shooting at Allien Smith on the 13th. of February, this I ring the principal charge. Tim police evidence stated that T‘cnwn 1- escaped from the Gladesville Mental Asylum, in December. Doctor Gillespie, who examined K-n----v.-jek in the Go-alburn gaol, expres.-cn pha opinion that the accused "as m unsound mind.

CITY COUNCIL ACCOMMODATION

SYDNEY, February 27. Tlui City Council has empowered the ] ord Mayor t.o li'egotintc with fit. Andrew's cathedral authorities with a ,i -w to purchasing the cathedral site t - 0! additional Council accommodation.

EVIDENCE REFUSED

SYDNEY. February 27. The Chambers of Commerce, Mines aim Manufacturers and Employers Federation. declined to give evidence beloro the National Insurance Royal Commission on the grounds that such a scheme would be a burden on industry