AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 August 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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PROFESSOR ADAMS WELL AH AIN. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) •SYDNEY, Aug. 1. Professor Adams resumes lecturing to-morrow. KETCH FOUNDERS. MELBOURNE. Aug. I. The ketch Eliza Davies, while sailing in heavy weather in the Bass Straits foundered and William Davies, one of the crew of four, was drowned. HOLD-UP IN SYDNEY. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Aug. t. In view of tho frequency of robbori particularly oil Friday pay nights, in the city, the regular and special police forces have been largely augmented.

The latest case is that of Thomas Marriott, a well known bookmaker, who received a phone call at his ( lull, stating that a lady wished to see him outside. He was suspicious and placed a revolver in his packet. 011 reaching the passage a man grabbed him and two others rushed up. Marriott drew his revolver and lired a couple of shots, 'fhe men bulled and escaped.

STORMS IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. Aug. I. There wa- a storm last night and a Strong blow since which has widely disorganised the telegraph lines. News from the southern Slates lias been badly delayed. Shipping reports heavy SCSI S. BANK ROBBERY. MELBOURNE, Aug. 3. Sensational development s are anticipated ill connection with the (anteibiirv bank robbery, ami an early arrest is expected, (’hillock, the wounded teller, underwent an operation at the hospital, for the extraction <>f. il bullet from bis foot, and is making good progress. TRAHF.DY IN AUSTRALIAN BUSH. DONE TO DEATH WITH HAMMER. SYDNEY, Aug. I. A bloodstained cap »"d hammer were found on the bank ol the rivoi Cessnoek and .Ragging recovered the laidv of a man, whose neck was broken, apparently by the blow of the Im ><;r.

A CO-1 NCI |tr.i\(TL SYDNEY. August I

Details of the Cc-nook tragedy show that John Nelson, a miner, went on a shooting expedition and «as P’.ocecdiug through the hush when, ill passing a stagnant pool, he was horrified to find the body of a man limiting in the iciitre <d it. lie immediately returned to Ce.-siim k and informed tile police who. with tlilliculty, iecovored the body.

The corpse was folly clothed, but was hat less. The man's age appeared to be about lolly-live. A letter in a

!„)< ket was addressed to ('. Murphy. ()u the right eye and the side ot tho head there were discolmii aliens, indicating that he had been struck with some blunt instrument, although these lads alone are insufficient to lead to a belief that death was caused by lull] play. Two months ago school children returning home found lying in the bush, throe or lour hundred yards from the pool, an ordinary carpenter's liamme: and a man's lelt Iml. both articles being marked with dry hliHiil stains.

An examination of the spot by the police disclosed marks ol a struggle ami further blood stains. 1 110 children - liml was also a coincidence with the time the body is believed to have been throw 11 into the water-hole. The seem; of the tiagmly i- a lonely pari of the bush and tho pool is hemmed in on all sides by den-c undergrowth. 'I he water i- stagnant and is a breeding ground I' l r millions *,i mosquitos pud kindled post'. The spot is seldom visited.

A NO-CONI-'IDKNCK MOTION. IJIUSBANK. August 3rd. A ici-couliileme motion is to he moved in the Assembly by Mr Moore., Leader of the Opposition. MAWSON K.\ I’KDITION DKI.A VKD. (Received this day at Hh2-> a.in.t ‘DARWIN, Aug. I. The police expedition to rescue Mawsnii survivors Inis not yet started, amt the general opinion is that it , 'level will.” The captain of the Huddersfield hail a disagreement with the owners and left. New parts for the engine were ordered from Sydney ami the wrong parts were sent, so the engineer also leiL. It is claimed that nothing hut a steamboat will do against the exceptionally rapid currents along the coast. l-’KDKKAI. STATISTICS. SYDNKY. Aug. I. Aeeording to a report by the Governmeiit statist ieinii. the total value of production of all recorded industries in Aim 1 alia during I'.'-’d amounted In gdS'J,2ll-. 11l ID -telling, or an average ol CU7 17- per head of population. Tlieie ace M2. I|o persons engaged ill R>l <3 |ma mil ml tiring establishments. Iho I -alalies ami wage.- amounted to C7l l:t:t.lo2 -tel ling. Ihe area undei crop totalled ItJ..', l.'L 100 acres Hie value of the product being I. !>—>Ul sterling. ,11 The Australian nett national tie " at L.lth .1 une last, aeeording to Mr Page’s budget amounted to C:(.lo. 12.1,SH and war debt to the extent ol CP. 7 11,870 was redeemed out ol 11vcime and Milking fund during the