AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 17 July 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

M7STRALIAN AND N . 7.. CABLE ASSOCIATION

THE Sr.NN FEIN PROPAGANDIST. QUESTION TN THE ASSEMBLY. (Received this day at S a.in.) SYDNEY. July IC. Tn the Assembly, in reply to a question whether it was true that a party of Sinn Keiiiors was about to land in the State. .Mr Oakes said he w ould have the matter brought under the notice of the Federal authorities to see if they had power to take action, if necessary. ENQUIRY INTO PRICE OF BREAD SYDNEY, .July l(i. 'Phe Attorney-Oeiieral stated the Ooverument was holding an enquiry under the Monopolies Act into n section of the .Master Bilkers increasing the price of bread.

BANANA DISKASI 1

Received this day at it. 25 a.in.)

SYDNEY, July 17

In view of the ravages of bunchy top in the Northern Rivers banana plantations, the 'I weed p i nitgrowers Association has decided to send two delegates to Fiji to inquire into the industry there, especially ill regard to the reported disease resistant plants, and their possible introduction into Australia.

manly congratulations. SYDNEY. July 17

Manly i- jubilant over the success of it,s three .represeii'tutivse. Charlton. Eve and Winter, at the Olympiad. The Municipal Council at its meeting displayed enthusiasm coneeniing the performances and on the motimi of the Mayor it was decided to send congratulations. One suggestion is. as the Australian team is mainly a matter of Manly, a request Ik> made to have the 1028 Olympiad held at Manly.

DRAWN SOCCER GAME. (Received this day at 1d.25 a.i11.) MELBOURNE. July 17. The Canadian and Victorian soccer teams placed a drawn game, one all.

ELECTRIC WORKERS’ STRIKE MEI. BOURNE. July 17

About five hundred labourers employed at tlie State Electricity Commission's works al Noncell bacc stiuck. They 1 that certain men were not being paid in accordance with tlie award fixed by the Board.

fatal airplane accident. PERTH. July 17. A fatal aeroplane accident occurred L Pert lledlaiid. resulting in tlie death ' a well-known pnstoralist, Mr Keith luckily. ’l'lie machine nose-dived into n,. water and Mackay was drowned-, he pilot was seriously hint and the leclianic badly shaken.

VICTORIAN MINISTRY DEFEATED, fßeceived this day at 10.20 a.m.) MEBBOURNE, July 17. In the As-cnihly last night. Mr Prendergast moved an iimeiidmcnt to th ( . Addrcss-in-Reply, which was accepted as a no-eonlidence motion, aud after a spirited debate the Ministry was defeated by J 3 to 10.

A STRUCK THREATENED. SYDNEY. -Inly 17. Tno Sydney sub-branches ol the ■'ederaled Eiigiuedrivers’ and Eire-ll(-n’s Association decided to instruct he Federal officers to refuse to accept In- new award. It was decided to form a Council ot Action to draw up the demands to he presented to the employers, and if these are refused a general si l ike will be declared.

PRICK BY PEAR PEST.

(iCEENSBANI) OVERRUN

BRISBANE. July 17

Mr Payne, ('airmail ol the Prickly I Pear Commission, states that prickly pear has infested Queensland to such an extent that it has spread over treehold- and Crown lands totalling fifty | million acres and was continuing to spread at the rate of 327,3-28 acres per annum. A million acres served by the rail wavs have been rendered almost use. le.-s from the point of view ol settlement and revenue production.