AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 April 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

ASifTRALIAH AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION, THE ORANGE MURDER. GUILTY OF -MANSLAUGHTER. SYDNEY, April 24. Thomas Henry Newton, charged with the murder of Quinlan at Orange, cabled n tho 13th. Teh., lias been found guilty of manslaughter and was remanded for sentence. U A PIN E'S PER FOR MANCE. SYDNEY, April 24. Commenting on Rapine’s win in the Cumberland Stakes, the “Telegraph” sa.vs Jie won comfortably. To date he is the only horse to have scored twice at the meeting. Rapine has won 9334(1 in stakes.

WATER RESTRICTIONS REMOVED SYDNEY, April 24. following the recent heavy rains, all restrictions on the use of water have been removed LIGHT CRUISER SQUADRON. SYDNEY, April 24. The light cruiser squadron arrived from Brisbane and proceeds to New Zealand on Saturday. LABOUR CONFERENCE PROTEST, SYDNEY, April 24. The Labour Conference passed a reNolution denouncing the action of the Government in making arrests in connection with the shipping dispute. IT.S.A. RUNNER. OFFERS SERVICES. SYDNEY. April 21. Hohvay, the American professional runner, has sent a letter to the Manager of the Australian Olympic team offering liis services in a. honorary ea- ; parity as coach and adviser.

NO EIRE BRIGADE. SYDNEY, April 21. The damage in the Bellinger fire was mainly due to the lack of a lire- brigade. All lire fighting is done by volunteer labour. THE DOPING OF RAPINE. SYDNEY. April 24. No official announcement lias been made as to the alleged doping of Rapine. It was rumoured that the gelding did not appear to be himself in the morning, and the owner re-ported to j the stewards that the horse had been doped, hut there was nothing in his appearance to indicate this. So, as he won comfortably the rumour is apparently without foundation.

THE AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT,

DARWIN. April 24

The aviators, t.tohle and Maclntyre, who left Thursday Island yesterday morning on mute to Darwin, where it was expected they would arrive in the afternoon hut failed Ln do so. As there are no telegraph or wireless stations between the two places no news lias boon received here. PRODUCE PRICES. MELBOURNE. April 21. Oats 2> 9d. 3s 3d. barley (English) 4s 4s 2d, (Cape) 3s (id. 3s id: potatoes £•3 Ids. 99 Ids; onions £(i -3s. £(j in-. TWO COLLIERIES RESUME. (Re-.sivea this dav at 9.-Id n.in.i SYDNEY, April 21. Two collieries on the northern fields resumed yesterday. Twelve are still, idle. ROYAL SHOW. CONCLUDED. SYDNEY, April 24. The Royal Show was concluded yesterday. During the nine days ami five nights out in the open 1105,500 attended, this being an increase of 08.300 as compared with last year. WOOD .'CHOPPING CHALLENGE. SYDNEY, April 21.

Appo, the. New Zealand wood-chop-per, has challenged .McCarthy, the Commonwealth champion, for the title with a standing out of a fifteen inch log. The challenge has been accepted. THE COKE DISPUTE. SYDNEY. April 21. - The strikers in the coke industry rejected the recommendation of the executive that work he resumed pending arbitration. The executive Inis decided to convene a furl her meeting for Friday. RKLLBIRP COLLIERY DISASTER. SYDNEY, April 24 r j lie old funnels ol tile Hellbird collierv which wore scaled alter the di-aMer, v.ere opened on .Monday and a thorough examination of the mine will ne made. If the conditions permit a search for the bodies of the entombed men will also he made. THE DILKERA ENQUIRY. .MELBOURNE, April 24 At the inquiry into the DilkeraWyrallah collision, Bird, the officer of the Dilkera who was on watch at tho time, gave evidence that the officers on deck had forgotten to throw over lifebuoys or use the usual distress signals. He admitted that during the three months he had been on the Dilkera collision drill as laid down by t’ne Navigation Act had not been carried out.