AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 September 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUBTBALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABBOCIATION. manslaughter charge. SYDNEV. Sept. 11. The police have secured the her ami traced the ear that caused this morning's fatality. They found stains of I,load. They arrested the driver. Victor l.iml-dey. ami charged him with tin'- manslaughter of Walker. SYDNEY TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. Sept. hi. At an early hour this morning, a motor at Aniiaml.de. driven at a furious pace, (lashed into three pede.-l rians killing Robert Walker, and ilangernusIv injuring two other men. The ear. whose ownership is unknown, made oil’ at full speed, without stopping.

billiards. SYDNEY. S.-pt, II

fn tin- billiard match of Ki.OIV) up. Walter l.imlrum ran out when l*'a I killer was IT.CM. OPOSSCM SKIN REVENUE. (Received this flay at 10. Jo a.m.) BRISBANE. Sept. IT. Tn the Assembly Mr Gillies. Secretary of Agriculture and Stock, state.l the yearly income from t.lie sale (it (iposMim skins from 1017 to 1023 amounted to f.TLO.OOO. It was proposed to charge a royalty of one penny per skin. T'liis snuric of wealth is practically equal to the gold yield. forestry conference CONCLFDKS. (Received this day at 10. Jo a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. U. The Australasian Forestry Cooleienee has eoneluded it- sittings. It was (h-eided the next conference he held in Victoria in lCJti. Coiilideiitial resolutions, relating to that Conference and also to the Empire Forest Conference, which it was desired should he held in Australia in IOJS. were agreed to. Alining other resolutions passed was one that it "as essential for the development ol forestry that a school lot professional training should he established for the whole of Australia, and New Zealand ami the Coiilercm-e recommended that it should lie associated with a University within the Commonwealth.

I.TNDI EY’S ARREST. .SYDNEY. Sept. Gi. 11l c.nmoction with the Amiadale accident. it is asserted that one of the passengers of a tar was thrown out by the force ol the impact, and it is believed the driver picked up this mall and drove away. I.indley latter called at the I’elersham police station and reported the passenger in the car he was driving hail met with ail accident. ||e said he had taken him to the Lewisham Hospital. I lie car was later examined ami tumid to In- damaged about tbe front. I.indley was questioned by the police and then arreslCAR THIEVES ARRESTED. SYDNEY, Sep. 10. Following upon the large number of motor ear and silk shoo robberies, tinpolice in two raids, have recovered lo motor ears, arrested live youths, and brought to light L'HIJO worth of silk goods, the proceeds ol recent robberies. Most of the ear robberies are attributed to the youthful joy riders, wlm generally abandon the ears undamaged. DESTRUCTION OF GARS. INSURANT F. COM RAX IKS TAKE action. (Received this day at 11. Jo a.m.) MELBOURNE. Sen. IT. As a result of the alarming Ire-qm-my of claims and the resultant heavy payments for damaged motm the leading insurant e companies have' decided, in future, not to pay (hiuiage claims. Instead ears will he rebuilt or damaged parts replaced. RIFLE SHOOTING. BRISBANE. Sept. 10. _ \ (|look o'' the figures in lie- King a , -i z ,. mat'll slio"e I Clancy 11:»M j, it 1. Rap lay one | ' iIH llill-l.