AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 January 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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SYDNEY TRAIN ACCIDENT. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, 'Jan. 10. Preliminary official enquiries into last nights railway smash show that both trains were travelling only live miles an hour, and as a result of this hundreds of passengers escaped almost 1 ceitain death. All the injured are progressing favourably. AUSTRALIAN FLOOD DA.MAGE. SYDNEY. Jan. 10. The floods in several of the Rivetina centres caused extensive damage, although no loss of life is reported. The damage ill the town of Hay alone exceeds tSCOB. FACTIONS WORKING AMICABLY. SYDNEY, Jan. 10. Mrmbers of the Waterside Workers' Federation are working the Cumin,mwenltli liner Hobson Bay. A number of the Returned Soldiers’ Union members are also engaged at the same task. No friction has been experienced. The steamer Poolta has been ducked preparatory to engaging in the run to Tasmania, and is expected to depart with supplies on Tuesday next. PRODUCE PRICES. SYDNEY, Jan. 10. Oats: Tasmanian white -Is 9d. ss. .Maize; yellow. -Is (Id. Potatoes: loe.d, £5 to £7; Victorian, £7; Tasmanian. L'S to £lO. Onions: Victorian, 912. Adelaide oats 2s Sd, 2s 9<l. WARRANTS ISSUED. MELBOURNE. Jan. Hi. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of the missing members of the crew of the Commonwealth steamer Barambah. WALSH REMANDED. PERTH. Jan. Hi. Walsh (Federation Seeretary) ha.s been remanded for eight days’ bail being allowed. RAILWAY COMMISSIONS STATEMENT. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. January 10. It is understood that the driver of the Ashfield train involved ill the collision on Wednesday night has been suspended. The Commissioners have issued a statement that during the last twentyfour years there were only three railway accidents in which people were killed through causes beyond their own control. Tlie total ol such fatal ities was twenty-one. The railways‘last year carried over--228.000.000 people. BOA' SCOUTS’ RETURN. SYDXIJY. Ja’iiuaiy 10. Grey livini troop of hoy scouts icUun to Auckland by tbe Mamma tndav. Sir E. and l.ads- Mitcholsou are also passengers. AUSTRALASIAN (il.-Y.MITC BALANCE SHEET. SYDNEY, January Hi. \L a meeting of tlie Australasian Olympic Council, tbe balance .sheet showed the tour cf athletes to Paris cost LI 1,01.9. Fares amounted to £7.700. COAL MINERS STRIKE. MELBOURNE. January 15. About fifteen hundred men are idled bv the dispute at Wonthaggi coal mine over wages. It. is considered probable the strike will be an extended one. HIDES SALES. .MELBOURNE. January 15. At the hides sales there was buoyant competition notably for light weight flips which advanced a Birthing. DE GAR IS. MEETING OF CREDITORS. MELBOURNE. January Pi. There weie some frank j Is at a meeting of < reditors of the Melbourne Sub-divisions Company which De Garis conducted in the name ot his wile. One shareholder in supporting the reconstruction of the Company said that no statement of accounts could ho given because no proper hooks wore kept. The creditor added that never had the company been in such a chaotic state. Another creditor declared that most of those present, were nearly broke and j,' they did not. agree to reconstruction they would he blamed fur the crash. Two others expressed admiration lor De Garis. Another declared that everybody, had forgotten the poor devils who had paid instalments on blocks ol land.