AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 May 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

UiBTItAtIAN AM) N.Z. VAUI.V. ASSOCIATION. RUTTER PRICES DROP. SYDNEY, May 21. The position on the butter market „n May 2l> (when the Coastal Dairy Farmers’ organisation was charging less than the Hutu-r Adv.-* I orv Committee’s rates, in fear ol coinf petition from other States, lias been ' adjusted by the Advisory Committee reducing the price a- Horn Monday | next to lIB’-I per ewt, making the rej tail price I i"' 1 ’ lb. VICTORIAN POLITICS. MELBOURNE. May 2-1 ! The Governor of Victoria has grantjed Premie. Peacock’* re.,Host for a dissolution, dating from Wednesday I , K . x t. The polling day lor the **lec- | tions is the ’-T.tli of June. I THE CROWN AND EMPIRE UNITN . •Received tins day at 8 a.in.) _ SYDNEY. May 20.

Speaking at Hu* Uoval Colonial Intuit.- annual dinner in h-inor of Empire Day. Lord Forester, in relerr.ug to the t rwwu as the keystone o a Empire, said: "It is bee.,use tin* Crown is not elective that it remained the one great visible link in the chatn uniting the Empire, which wit* somethin" to be proud of wild, one relic-let, tlmf after all the revulsions ol the Creai. War. the one Crown that was stronger than ever was our Crown. *U Mauds dearer than ever to the P,rit.s:i b.Vean-se it knows its limitations. Th- people opposed ,o rid British Empire were in-idiously trying to dermino the Crown, but it you are Due to the Empire you will .*•■<• that the position of the Crown stands secure. Ml- llrtiee stressed the need of ntaining the Imperial connection m. they could rely on the assistance <«I the Empire, and to secure that they must he prepared to lake a share <> the cost of the protection ol the Linpire.

STEAMER AGROUND. SYDNEY. May 25. The steamer Vaiheno. in leaving Newcastle coal hi.le*, for ’ Wellington ~n Saturday night, grounded inside the breakwater. All efforts made sine.* to net her oil have failed. The latest report is that the cargo is being lightenod.

FIRE TN PRINTERY. HOBART. May 20.

Damage to the extent of six thousand was caused by a five which occurred at the "Mercury” Office*,., the book-hiiuling department, winch was practically wiped out. Much valuable machinery was destroyed. WUHEMO REFLOATED. SYDNEY. May 20. The Waihenio was refloated early this morning, returning to the Newcastle wharf. Details of tin* damage are unknown. The ship had S.OOO tons of coal aboard, and was being towed out in charge of a pilot at the time of the mishap. A full tide rl,M * „i„g which caused the vessel to sheet. the tow rope parted, and the YV nilu.m» grounded on a large rock.