AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 April 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. BLOOD STOCK SALKS. (Received this day at 10.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 23.

At the yearling soles id.‘l lots were sold and realised 47,975 guineas. Valais progeny averaged a little over 1404 guineas, an Australian record. J. T. Jamieson secured an Eaton Lad-Per-sianello colt for ill): W. J. Wilson bought a Westcourt-Wolaroi l.ass colt for 525; a Comedv King-Borylium colt, was purchased hy J.-C. Gleeson for 175 guineas. A UST R A LIAN KD U CATIONA L METHODS. lleocived this.day at 9-45 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 23. The adjudicator at the Bathurst Eistordclfod gives a hard knock to Australian educational methods, lie says that sixty per cent of the competitors spelled February, “Fehuary", fifty per cent turned out into “owt”, now into “lieow.” down into ‘"neowu” and the t owel 1 into “oi ’. The young students were not the worst offenders in vowel sounds.

The Adjudicator adds : “If the teachers themselves are not taught to speak properly, how can you expect pure .English from their pupils.’’ COMM Ell Cr A i.. TRA V E LEE R S ASSOCIATION'. BERTH. April 22. The United Commercial Travellers Conference decided that owing to the elimination of New Zealand its name he altered to that of the United Commercial Travellers Association of Australia .