AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A GOLD RUSH. SYDNEY, A farc-h 20. Excitement over a gold find at Aidlethan is very keen, and a rush has broken out. All sorts of vehicles are arriving from the surrounding townships. with large parties. The find was made in private grounds, I l miles from the township. It is in a shallow reef, 18 feet wide, reputedly giving 15 ozs to the toil. A wide area is pegged out. A Warden's bailiff, after a visit to the field, says there arc prospects of good payable gold, hut nothing yet to warrant a rush. EAHTRE SQUADRON. .MELBOURNE. Ala roll 20. Before departure, it was found that a hundred men were missing from the squadron. Warrants have been issued for their arrest.

QUEENSLAND DECISION. CBrSBANE. March 20. The Government has decided not to protTajin a special holiday during the visit of the fleet. ACCUSED VIOLENT. (Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 28. Verson awaiting trial at Alburv for murder in connection with the Jingellic shooting tragedy, became violent anil had to Im 1 restrained in a straight jacket to prevent him from attacking the warders. He was removed to bang Bay penitentiary, where he is kept under medical observation, [t is considered that in his present lomlition he is unable to plead PACIFIC CABLE FUND. .MELBOURNE .March 28. The Postmaster-General's report states the Pacific Cable Board lias ic-l-’orted that in view of Me strong reasons for duplicating the northern cable as soon as possible, the surplus receipts from cables should lie employed to .strengthen the reserve and renewal of the fund, the resources of which nre not yet adequate for the pm pose. As a result of this policy, the whole .surplus receipts will he transferred to the reserve ami renewal fund, making a eon tribution to the fund of £208.752.

FEDERAL P. AND T. SERVICE .MELBOURNE, .March 28

The Postmaster-General's annual report shows the nett profit for 1022-2.'! igas £1.100,000 as compared with £1,541,(100 the previous year, although the telegraph branch showed a loss of £78.000.

The report promises the speedier delivery of telegrams. The department carried 504 million letters and 151 million newspapers. A CONSTITUTIONAL DIFFICULTY. APPOINTMENTS TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. HOBART, March 28 A constitutional difficulty has arisen over the Government Administrator, Air Justice Ewing, making appointments to the Executive Council without consulting the Government.. The latter claims that he is acting outside his powers.

Justice Ewing maintains the opposite.

A conference between the Premier and Justice Ewing resulted in a decision to refer the question to the Colonial Secretary and appointments meantime stand in abeyance.

COKE CONFERENCE. SYDNEY. March 27. The coke conference has commenced. At the. opening Mr Kibble (Chairman of the Coal Industry special tribunal! emphasised the gravity ol the situation and said unless the coke works were restarted, whereby large quantities of coal at Grass could he converted. at east, nine eolleries would he compelled to close almost immediately. filling thousands of men. N.S.W. LOAN. SYDNEY. March 27. The State Treasurer has received a cable staling £9.000,000 was subscribed for the State Conversion Loan leaving £2.400.090 to be taken up by the Underwriters.