AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 September 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LUSTRALTAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION SOCCER TEAM’S COST. (Roec-iven this day at D. Id a.m.) SVDNEV. Sept. Jd. A eoiiiinuniealion received by the Secretary of the Commnmvcaltli Football Asoeiation from the Secretary of Football Assn. Limited, estimates the (list of tin* Filedish Soccer teams forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand at ten thousand sterling. Negotiations are in progress to extend the tour to Canada thereby widenin'' the Held for recoupin'' the outlay. _ / N.S.W. WHEAT. SVDNEV. Se(,i.'iiilci :! t. The New Sooth Wales Government has decided to guarantee a voluntary wheat, pool to the extent of .‘is Id per bushel at country stations, plus . y d for freight and handling charges. The New South Wales wheat yield is estimated at. dO,000,0(10 bushels.

WOOL SALKS. 'Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYDXKY .September 21. At the closing wool sale the first series was marked hy strong support of all sections of the buying trade particularly continental, at prices well up 1 o the host of tile series.

ROTARATAX COXFKRKXC K. SYDXKY. September 21. At tlu> Kolarian C'olifenrce, Air .1. M. I lott of Wellington. amongst a number of others supported the extension of Rotary hy tile establishment of clubs in the principal towns of the Commonwealth and Xew Zealand. 'I he science of ethics as relatino to business rectitude, was the chief subject ol the day’s disensioii. Ai.rxF.iiS’ AiKF.rrxos. (Received this day at. 10.2 d a.in.) SYDXKY, Sen. 25. All the coal miners in the Stale were idle yesterday for the purpose of holding aggregate meetings to consider a direction from the -Miners’ Federation Central Council that work he resumed at all idle collierits to piermit the coal industry special tribunal proceeding with the hearing of claims of the Cnion in terms of the direction ol the Chairman of the 'I ribitnal. Information received I nun various centres shows the organisation v. as

very divided upon the i|iiestion of accepting; the conditions laid down hy the chairman. Until complete returns from all the ineelin.es are received it cannot he said what action will he tak-

TWO AULLIOXS TX WOOL, fßeceived tlns-dav at, 11.25 a.m.) SYDXKY. Sept. 25. Sixty thousand bales of wool, worth two •millions sterling:, were sold at tile first series of sales, which finished yesterday. RAT LAY AY LOSSKS. AIKI.CCfCIiXE. Kept. 25. The Commissioners re-port in the Commonwealth railways for the year ended fiOtli. June shows heavy losses. Tho earnings per train mile were 8s 8)d and expenses 11s 10:Tl. 'I he loss on working was £121.0211 sterling and interest £281.221 sterling.