AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 September 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[nv TEL EG RAIMI —1- Kit I-ItESU ASSOCIATION.] AIT’KAI. AHAINST DIIATII •SKNTKNf'K. SVD.NKV, Sept. 11. Ihe prixoiicr Simpson is apain apDealinp apainsl the death seliLenee passed on him on September 2ml. for tbe murder of Constable ('lilt. At the trial Siiiiox in in a statement from the dock, elaiiued that ClilT and Coiistable I'lynii were Ins best friends and their dentils were accidental. They received fatal wound; in tryiup to prevent him from eommitliup suicide which lie intended, ,BIiNI-:L I(TAI. lI.AINS. sVDXFA'. .'x'e,i!eml.“r 12. Fsefiil rains aiv lallinp it, the pivater part ol lit.- Mat-";, piratic to Helen til ol ilie prow inp wheat. ANZAC 'DAAN 'i-) UK OBSIiBA'KD IN AI'STBAbIA.

'Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYDXKY. Sepicniber 11. A deputation i e.iv-vut inp tho chuii'hes. |.atrintic ax;.ieiations and women’s orpanisatieiis, asked the Chief Sei relary. Mr Oakes, to lepi-late for a stricter observen:e of Anztie Day alt.l to | I.ne it on the same foot inp as pood Friday and Xma, Day. by i losinp. tbe betels and j roll bitiep races.

I lie i l --: illation i oinplaiiie'l that in-der existinp eieiditions the dav was made a day ol pleasure ami - x- cs-es. fiixt.a-l id sailed inemories. by wh-ile-sale ilrinkinp ami unlimited s| ill 's. .Mi (lakes said the Cove: nmelit intended to act ah lip tla l lines suppexted. iledmlinvc ibe ixxe,. ol' :\ jo'iiclaiiia.tioii t-irl-i'l-liiip Hie o|:ei:inp - 1 hotels and liohliiip ra-e meetiie/s. I’OI.ITTCAI . (Reeeired this -lay at 1D.25 n.m.) SYDXKY, .-'-'|.t. 12 'i le Assembly l ead a third time Ihe .Mairiape Bill, with the aid of the closure, l.y !l to 25. AYMKAT A UFA. SYDXKY. Sent. 12 Tbe Coverutiir.it statistician reports the estimated area sown in wheat fur the current season is I ,:)L'i,7lH) acres of which I, li!l>,IMP will la- harvested fur prain and the ren-a.iie.ler cut for bay, an increase el 1.255 acres sown eeiiijian -I w ith 11125. fIIFIICII I'MUN. FNF.W'OFIiAI’I.K BKI’HBT. SYDXKY. Sejit 12. The Ciimmili.'e's lejiort on church 1111 ii I: I betwan tl.e I'resbyteriaii. .Methodist and Co up re-;a I ional cl inn lies of Austielin was presented to ihe I’iv-bylerie-i As-eiuMy. It slate-1, inter alia, that the fact that there was such a divid' d state of leeliup and opinion nth-nip olli- e hearers and tl-.e people of I’resliyleriaii eliurehes over the briiipinp al.-out of an oi'panie union, makes it inadvisa! !■■ lor the present to iir-.-ss forward to an orpanie union, on Hu- (i>l lll in>u basis ol doctrine and policy, at the risk of serious division and a. fresh separation. The enmmit!ce therefore r'.‘eoiii!iie'el'."l nepoioitiens be s-isjrelid-- I.

I-:N V. I: I.: I! I Ai I'll DKil. SYDXKY, Sent. 12 In - uuileetioii w ith tbe Knwripht hi ll ril-. r, tbe n-ilii ■ li.-.ve disiuver-'d I>:i1 ol a lime's elotbinp and a lorn icji.'i’ on a window ledpe. abu an -111 jit y eartridpe ease ol twenty-two •alibi'-.- liiiliets 111 the I'., ly. which liaw lit \et I c -e:i closely examined. I! KF< DIMS IN s'Y|)V|':v. SYDXKY. Seta. t. In Sydney, as in almost exerv oth"i' ■it in Australia and New Zealand. Ii -re are street -oncer- which an- not mix a menace t• > Hattie, but which, il mice'll oil. xv.mid -lo much baa!; ~ aI 1 1 a«'t ix - vay lie Mmo-'M'lx - --I il," s. I ilie- ai" mix inp t-'-ley 1.-i alia! was la. kiup in tie:.-.- who built. In in (,I'ipinally - a little vari--ty. ill!" iiiiapiiiate.in. Svilm-v es|ieeiall\ is ,J|to-lav lor il* .•iiortdplite due:-; tb" earlier nuH'urtCex. Like Arpus, one w-iul-l ueeil to be ji-e,-■i"..sed of a liaieli""! e;-«'s lo zip zap lii'iiupli tbe tr.iliie in the busi- si Imtirs it Mime of our city e-.i'ii-'i's. t ml-'i* In' City L eillteil Ameiidmeiil. Hill, u-ov -1 ore I’arliaineiit, poxvers ;ir ■ pix-'i nr meet inp tin- position ami for tho e-alipiimeiit ot sll'v'Cls; but lia- jiow•rs which it is proposed to piv " to the 'ouneil are repard-d by se.ii-e ol Hie ihlel nil'll as nothinp sbort ol eoiilise:i--.joll. A plain e at tin- clauses of the Bill under review se-mis to snppe't ihat to ■-xvll nrooerty i- mil ' all beor „,<1 skittles.” 'lb- lull s*ves the j| power to re-alipii ami lix tHe l ilt lire bellildary ol any street. Mll il notice lias l.e-ii served - n all owner lie cannot r-'lmil-l bis premises imb-sn to tile pew a lipllin "lit. mu' call I ' *'»•- a-„istriii t. ri'jila-'-e. or repair any builililip exist inp between the m-w l.aildiup and the .1.1. Tbe real simp, however, in tlm Bill as it stands m tjijit l!i" Council is liable to pay ~,m' pensalion uulv for tbe land actually resumed. and when the bed i- dear.-.! of huihlinps an,l obstnnfioiis. Thu", it miplit -asily mean Hie eoiiliseate U of lie.- owii.-r’s e'|!-.iiy in a vi ry va u;,h!;. j.roj.erly. There i- an dema.n l for such ane-ndm-uf "I lb • lao-m-als as will m-.ie ei|Uit:il.!y |.r->-u-el the liiianeial interests of tb-.s • xv lie ha x e inv.-sie.l hip sums in >b"ily. BBODCCK BBICI-S. .MKt.BttFBNK. Sept. F(l,ls :>s. ;!s Hit: bailey (Ke.pli.-li) Is ."at. Is lid. (Cam-) 5s S-I. 5s Hid: |.olatoes £ I 15s. C2 IDs: - iii-nis Bit B>s. Bl 1 1 5s. CITY IM.AYCROFNDS. SYDXKY. S-'j-t. I. Oa the City ConneiTs eiirrent yearly estimates is a 'tin-, of LT2.DDD lor tbe const raelioii - f i liildreii’s jilayproaiuls within the city area, ami with the |,assape ef tl.e Cii.v C-'Uiu il Aimmduient Bill, permiltiiip of the neeessary iesumptiou, a com netm -lit will lie made with the scheme. The Km-ib-rparteu Fnion is eu-operatiup with the Council in a public-spirited way. order to give the youngsters ot squalid streets'and poor, congested quarters more breathing: anil playinp spare. AYith the playprounds estahlislied ami equipped, the Union will, at its own expense, place in charge of c.ch plavgroun.l a lady who wall look after the' voungsters for their mothers, ami also t-a-1. the - luhlren good, healthy. invigorating gam,-'. •he Fnion! as a mailer --! tael. >s already ,I,dug this in the few -a-- whore the t.mmil m.xv lias playgrounds. M-u.u'i-who are driven by necessity to go to xverk am! who have to look lo son-one to watch and care for their youngsters while limy are workiup, regard the scheme as a wonderful boon.