AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 August 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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WHEAT FOOT,. SYDNEY, August 13. Tho N.S. Wales Cabinet have decided to join with the Federal Government in providing a guarantee to the voluntary wheat pool on account of the next harvest. It will involve a State expenditure of two hundred thousand. ANOTHER NINE YEARS. HOBART, Aug. 13. George Downs, who (as cabled on 2(itli. March) is doing a sentence of live years for manslauehter ol bis v.iie. lias been sentenced to an additional nine years for unlawlully disposing of human remains. THE CARETHELD MURDER. YOUNG MAN DETAINED. MELBOURNE. Aug. 13. The police have detained a young man in connection with tho Caulfield inurdor. RAID ON CHINESE FACTORY. SYDNEY, August 11. The biggest raid of its kind ever carried out was made by the police on a Chinese factory in Gloucester Street and it resulted in the confiscation, of opium valued at £SOO and the discovery of a large quantity of shirts valued at several hundred sterling and made from silk alleged to have been stolen from a city firm. A wealthy Chinese merchant and his son were arrested and also another Chinese. Two of the arrestees are charged with the offering of a bribe to the police.

THE HUDDERSFIELD’S FROGRESS MELBOURNE. Aug. If. The Administrator of tin* Northern Teritory reports the Huddersfield was sighted 200 miles from Darwin on Tuesday, after being a week out. PAPER FINED FOR CONTEMPT. ELROURNE, Aug. 14. M The printer and nubisher of the “Argus” was fined L‘3o ior contempt of court. It was contended that the pubication by the Argus ' of the lacd that money had h -"ti paid inti court in an action for alleged slander was calculated to prejudice the verdict. It was pointed out that neither the fact nor the amount of tin; payment was made known by the Judge or • masel. WHOLESALE CLERKS STRIKE. PER.CM, Aug. II The wholesale warehouses in Ticemautle are deserted as a result ol a strike ot about two hundred clerks, who demanded higher wages. VOLUNTARY WHEAT FOOL. FEimi, August 13. Cabinet lias decided to submit a proposal to the Federal Government to guarantee three shillings ,uel at the siding, plus eight pence per bushel handling charges, to growers placing their wheat in the voluntary wheal pool during the coming harvest.