AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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STATE GOVERNOR ARRIVES. PERTH. October 29. The new Governor ot Western Australia. Sir William Campion, and his wife have arrived and were ollieially welcomed. Th<* Governor has I sworn i".

THE WIRELESS TROUBLE. {Received this day at S a.in.) SYDNEY. Oct ol or 31. (i. Mason Allard, Chairman of Injectors of the Amalgamated Wireless Australasia Ltd., informed Lhe shareholders that the claim for infringement of the patent rights against New Zealand Government would he taken up on icroipt of full information from New Zealand ill regard to legislation which empowered companies and others to carry on broadcasting as the Government. The agents of the New Zealand Government bad made a most extraordinary departure from the practice and 'aw of nations in regard to patent rights and had repudiated "hat it bail previously held out, anil lor which it had taken fees. It was cue thing, lie said, to negotiate for the price for the sale of a right to esc their patent and another to establish a claim and fieiire for compensation lor deprivation of the property. Patentees the world over and financial circles genera.ilv, would be astoumh dby the action of the New Zealand Government.

PORT AT LAST. SYDNEY, October 30. The sailing ship “Calhkit” was sighted off Sydney this morning, and later was lowed into port, alter a protracted voyage of lilly-ioiir days from Tasmania. As a result of storms she was driven back into Hass Straits three times. Subsequently sire sprang a leak, but her cargo of timber prevented serious consequences, though the crew were kept hard at work at the pumps, in the face of continued rough weather and high seas.

EIRE HOSE CUT. SYDNEY. October 31. Over one hundred oni) loyc-es have ,ecn idled bv Goodlel’s fire. The Fire • ri.ratio Chief states that one of the loses was deliberately cut in several daces, greatly impeding the fire figlitng operations. The polbe are mvesigating.

STOCK EXCIIANFE. MELBOURNE, October fill. A* the annual meeting of the Slock Exchange the Chairman stated those in a position to know, estimated the value of wool and wheat during the current year between 100 and 120 million sterling.

RUSH FOR WHALER. HOBART, October 30. The Consul for Norway, in Ilohart, states, he has received hundreds of applications from all over the Commonwealth and New Zealand for twetuvfive positions on the whaling ste imer Sir James Clarke Ross. One applicant came from Java.

SHIPPING TROUBLE. PERTH, October 30. Captain Thomas of the Steamer Volumiiia retrieved instructions from the owner of the vessel to institute proceedings. under the Merchant Shipping Act against the seamen involved m the l fiisal of duty. It w«» aso decided to nm«eciite the sereetary of the federated Seamens Union at Ereemantlo fo. inciting seamen to break their • „ merits.