AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION PRTCE OK RUTTER REDUCED. SYDNEY, "October 16. The price of butter has been reduced by seven shillings to 1 (5-7 sßd per ewt, this being equivalent to Is ojd per lb a reduction of three farthings. OBITUARY. (Received this day at 10.2.7 n.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 16. Obituary.—-Mrs Randal Carey, relict of John Randal Carey, a former President of the Telegraph Newspaper Company. She was horn in Auckland 73 years ago. A POLITICAL SENSATION. SYDNEY. Oct. 17. A sensation lias been caused in political circles by the arrest of two men. William Joseph AlcCartliy and Cornelius Cullen, on a charge of allegedly falsely pretending to C. IL. Alitrphy, a member of the Legislative Assembly, that they had power and were in a position to prevent his expulsion from the Australian Labour Party, thereby attempting to obtain £SO from him, with the intent to defraud. It appears, according to Afurphy, that the two men approached him with the oiler contained in the charge, and lie communicated with tho police, who arranged that he should meet the men. This was done and while in conversation a detective arrived, and the two men and Afurphy were taken to the police station, where the charge was laid.

RIFLE shooting. SYDNEY, October 17. With more favourable weather the Rille .Meeting to-day was of a high standard, numbers of possibles being registered. The keenness of tho contlicls was evidenced ill the Danger Match, the lirst stage of the King’s Prip.e. The winner scored the possible of seventy. Hunt (New Zealand) with a number of others on 68 was placed 21. A. Syniomls is the only New Zealander who lias mi far figured in the minor wins. rE| IKE STEAMER ARRESTED. BRISBANE, (let. 17. The steamer Huddersfield has been arrested at Darwin as the result ol a writ issued for wages by a number of the crew*. HIDES SALES. .MELBOURNE, October 17. Hides competition was good and values unaltered excepting for inferior lines, which were sold in buyers favour. A SERIOUS FIRE. (Received this day at 10.2.7 a.in. s SYDNEY. Oct. 17. A two storied wool store. covering about a third of an acre at Botany wool scouring works, of Swinburne and Strcel hens, was destroyed by tire last night. The store with its valuable contents of llecce proved extremely inllaiiimalile and the premises were left a pile of ruins in a remarkably short space of time. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The damage i* approximately £12.000. ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE. AIEI.BOURNE. Oct. 17. Armed hold-ups continue to occur ill the suburbs. Henry Reid was walking home at 10.30 at night at St Kilda when he was stopped by two masked men. and ordered to put his hands up. Reid pushed the first man and ran down a lane. The second man tired a -hot uliiili mis-cd. The lie'll did not pursue. Another case mcnrreil at Caulfield. William Sleeman was confronted by two men. one of whom tiled a shot into tin* ground and robbed him. PRODUCE PRICES. .MELBOURNE. (M. 17. Hailey t English) .7s, ,7s (id*. (Capet 3s Itld. Is. Potatoes (.' I Ids, £3. (hiions 28:'., 5115-.