AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 September 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION THE BONDI TRAGEDY. THE GIRL .MARRIED. SYDNEY, Soul ember It). The victim nf the Ihindi shooting affair is Alma Fennell, aged 21. She is married, but is separated from her husband. She states that Roldin visited her and her sister its friends, but the statement made by him in a letter he felt mat they were lovers, anil Unit,, she had turned him down for someone else, because he was poor, were without foundation.

Ro'iliu was wrongly described as au Indian, lie was a European, and an

ex-Captnin in the Indian Army, lie came to Australia same years ago. Sim-o then he had apparently no fix d occupation. The tragedy appeared to be the iiuleon-- of jealousy, coupled with financial worrits.

WOMEN FROM DOUGLAS MAW SON MEI.ROI RNE, September If). In the House of Representatives Mr Frank Anslev, Acting Labour Leader, moved the adjournment as a protest against the Government's alleged delay in sending a relief exir. dilion to the rescue of the Douglas Mawson survivors. believed to he held captives by the blacks. Mr lb-lice replied that everything had boon done. Notwithstanding a mass 1. 1 rumours, the information boiled down, amounted to a. statement id ■ ■lie black boy to anotlc-r. The motion wa s itegat ivo I. 1,, 1 1,,. Federal Senate. S. Pearce replying to a suggestion that ai'ioplam-s be s-M to Ii -Ip in the search for the woman, aim uinced tint a party laid been m-iil to treat peacefull c with ill-- natives. It had returlic.l to Elcho Ish-.iid without finding a trace of the captive won- in. An armed partv Wits continuing the search throughout the country.

A COLOSSAL MUDDLE. ’.MELBOURNE, September 19. At the General Se.-sions Li ut-C 01. 'finin’, was found guilty of having cmbeaded money la-lodging to the special constabulary. As he refused to enter into bond to ionic up lor si-llleiue when rallied upon, he was selllenei-d to two months’ imprisonment. Thom said in Ids address to tlm jury that he had retained Hm money so as to force an investigation of the alfairs of the snccial constabulary which ho described as being a " < "1ossal muddle.”

FAMOUS CRICKETER'S DEATH. SYDNEY. SV; tens'er 12. Obituary Alee D ninomuaii. an old ime famous cricketer.

AUSTRALIAN WOOL SALES

(Received this day at 0 a.m.l ADELAIDE, Sept. If

At the season's opening wool sales there was a strong demand and keen com' et it ion. prices being ID to 1> 1 1,1 [•out above the highest prices last season. Scorned sold to DD:|d. a South Australian record, greasy obtd.

EIRE ON LINER. PERTH, September If). A wireless message was received dating that the liner Northumberland is' making lor Fremantle as last as possible. Fir.- is raging in No I bob!. ER EM \NTLE, Sept. 10. ’fhe Nortliui'ioerlam'i, from Liverpool has arrived. The lire is si ill smouldering, hut is under control. It started on’ Friday, 'fhe new had an anxious time. Utilising water, steam and cylinders of gas, they kept a .-berk .... the tire iill she reached port. I in* batch where the lire started contains over WOO hags of pan el post and mails for various States, besides U' ncl ‘ l cai-R i m inding rubber good*. Ihe damage will he unknown till the hatch i-, (inched.

PROMINENT SCIENTISTS’ DEATH SYDNEY, Sept. 20. Obituary—ll. G. Smith, a puminen scientist, aged 72. GAS WORKS STRIKE.

(deceived this day at !). 15 a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. 20. A strike of the gasworkevs at hithgmv is threatening, and will put residents and industries to great inconvenience. As a result of a dispute over wages the men ceased work yesterday and the supply is running low. SCHOONER FOB N.Z. SYDNEY. Sept. 20. The live-masted schooner. H. K. Hall, has been sold to New Zealand buyers subject to inspection.

WHEAT AND WOOL. (Reex-ivec. this day lit 0.45 a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. *O. Mr Chaffe.v. Minister cf Agriculture., states that it is estimated the wheat vield for the coming season will '** fifty million bushels, valued at twelve million storing. The wool clip will probpby lie Forth 22 million sterling.