AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 May 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[«Y TKMSCUAPII —I*KK I’HKSS ASSOCIATION.] VICTORIAN CRISIS. ' iho-jeivcd this ilay at S n.m.) .MELBOURNE, .May 22. Cabinet discussed the situation arising out ot doleut after which All* Peacock waited on the Governor and tendered certain advice, which has not heeu divulged. KTEA.MER ON REEF. BRISBANE, May 22 The steamer Uullnreu is standing hv the Ugninarii, which is aground on a reef opposite l’iper Island. *”7 ,\ SHIP ASH OR K. HR IS HANK, -May 21. The .lapane.se steamer Cgainani, formerly the Anstraladhrook, is aground on a reef in Torres Straits. She has not asked for assistance. KfULKO WHILST MOTORING. AIELROURNE. May 21 Captain Andrew Lang, the famous , aviator, anti holder of the world s altitude record, which was established in France during the war, was testing the durability of motor cycle tyres fitted to a motor car when he crashed into a fence when taking a sharp turn on the road near Chnmperdown. The car overturned, pinning him he- ' and he was killed instantly.

RUSH RAILWAY FATALITY. PF.RTII, .May 22. Three men, William Lewis, Sydney Smith, ami K. Rrogmus were riding on a trolley oil a hush railway when a rake of logs collided with them and nil wore killed. PRES RATER TAX CHURCH STATISTrcs. •'Received this dnv at 0.25 n.in.l SYDNEY, May 22 The Presbyterian Assembly report of the statistics committee showed that tlre number of churches in the State had increased from 451 to 485, the value of church property had in•v, from £700,253 to C 1,012,735, communicants increased in number from 22,800 to 25,710, adherents over sixteen years of age from 00,510 to 07,000, under sixteen from 20,258 to 00,117. Sabbath School attendance from 22,000 to 25,000.