AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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STUNTING AVIATOR TO ID SUSPENDED.

SYDNEY, July !>. ( oloncl Brinstnead. Director-General of Civil Aviation, states the license of the aviator responsible for stunting, previously cabled, will he suspended.

SYDNEY STREETS. SYDNEY. Julv 0,

The City Surveyor, in a report, states LI 0,000.000 are needed to thoroughly reconstruct and make fit lor traffic the streets of Sydney. He will need a staff of University graduates in engineering, and the scheme will lake twenty years to complete. CANTEEN FUNDS. (Received this day tit 10.2.5 a.in.) MELBOURNE. July 10. 'The report of the trustees of the A.r.F. canteen funds, tabled in the house of Representatives, shows that to June .‘tilth last (.'fiSti.o2o was distributed to 11.000 claimants and tlfifio.2l() paid in resjK'et of seriously disabled soldiers. Ic is probable the liinils will he exhausted in the next twelve nr eighteen months. PARER MAKING. MELBOURNE. July 10. A eoniinimiontion received from the Industrial Council on the paper making industry points out. that while tho value nt importation- of paper into the Commonwealth fell from five and a half millions sterling in 1021 to four and a half millions in 102fi, the British, share rose from 1:J to 2‘, millions. The inerea-e led to a reduction in the price owing to the mills being able to work full time.

HOTEL DESTROYED

(Received this day at 10.2.5 a.m.) BRISBANE. July 10.

A fire at Barealdiue desnoyed the* lioicl Shakespeare which was one of the nio-t up-to-date houses in Central Queensland. Tun other shops wore also destroyed. The damage is estimated at twenty thousand.

DRIVERS AND FI RDM HNS AWARD SYDNEY. July 10.

The Executive of the New South Wales Federated Engine Drivers and Firemens Association, dissatisfied with the award delivered by the Federal Arbitration Court, carried a recommendation that the members cease work as it is believed the award will lie pul into operation.

.MAIZE EXPORTERS ANNOYED SYDNEY. July 10.

The exporters of maize are chafing under the delay caused by the Customs Depa-itment in not moving in the natter of the export of maize to New Zealand.. Fears are expressed tUmt New Zealand interests will sign contracts with South Africa which would debar the Australian grower 'from clearing lii.s surplus in the supply of New Zealand’s needs.

A NEW AGENT-GENERAL. BRISBANE. July It)

The Parliamentary Labour Party has selected Mr Mushain. Minister of Public Instruction, to lc> Agent-Gen-eral. Mr Brennan succeeds him in the Ministry.