AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 October 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION MOTOR WORKS FOR AUSTRALIA. .MELBOURNE, October 15. Commenting on the reported decision for a motor company to establish works in Australia. Mr Pratten said: “Wo are going to give the company every encouragement that can lie hold out under existing tariff laws to come out here and start.” Air Pratten hopes the scheme eventually "ill develop into the complete manufacture < f motor ears in Australia. COTTON CROP. BRISBANE. October io. Queensland cotton crop is estimated at fifty thousand hales, compared with ten thousand last year. AIOT'ATT TRAGEDY. .MELBOURNE, October 15. In connection with tile Alouatt tragedy (cabled Septemlier 20) it is announced that it is not intended at present to fill a presentment against Ivan Alouatt (brother of the hoy killed). The hoy lias been transferred to a mental hospital. If he should regain his mentality, a charge "ill lie proceeded with, lmt it is consodered that further action is unlikely. A TORNADO.

A PATH-OF DESTRUCTION. ADELAIDE. Oet. 10. Travelling between 80 and 100 miles per hour, a tornado swept across South Australia, leaving a path of ruin. linrmcra soldier settlement on the ALii'ray River was considerably damaged. A chemist’s shop,-the picture palace anil a general store was partly blown away. The Church of Christ was levelled to the ground at Salisbury. Houses were unroofed, haystacks blown to pieces, and crops greatly damaged. No serious injuries are reported, hut some minor casualties were caused by hailstones which were as large as pigeons’ eggs.