AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[TIT TKf.EGKAPIf —CEB PRESS ASSOCIATFoU.] DUXEDJN EXHIBITION. AUSTRAL!AX INTEREST. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 13. 'file Council of the Chamber of Manufacturers has decided to ask the Associated Chamber of Manufacturers of the Commonwealth to urge that the Federal Government he represented at the Dunedin Exhibition this year. Meanwhile an active canvass is being made among local manufacturers;

WOOL .MARKET CONTROL. AIEDBOURNiK, -March 13. A joint conference ol the Australian Wool Urowers Council and the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia resolved to curtail the offerings to accord with the limited buying power now attending the auctions. Different centres have decided to irtail the offerings for the future by fifty per cent. Although the resulting prolongation of the sales may cause growers ,whose wool has not yet been ottered at auction, some temporary inconvenience, it is generally felt this will he outweighed thy the compensntlioti of a firmer market and greater stability in the matter of prices, which, it is hope 1. will result from the proposed curtail-

ment . AUSTRIAN SCIENTIST’S VISIT. SYDNEY, Feb. 13. Doctor Henry Koritschoner, who is engaged in a research mission for the Academy of Science at \ ionna 1 ins airived by the Ormonde on runtc to New Zealand. BRITISH MUSEUM OFFICIAL. SYDNEY. Eoh. 13. Sir Hercules Read, who. until four years ago and for over forty years previously, was in charge ol the rthno- • M'uphicaf and Oriental section of the British Museum was also a passenger. He proceeds to New Zealand to-day on a pleasure trip.

PREMIER AND TREASURER. SYDNEY. Feb. 13

Owing to Air Cock’s appointment to the High Commissionxhip. Sir Geo. Fuller announced that he will take the dual position of premier and treasurer, as there will he no new appointment to the Ministry before the general elections. MONEY FOR HOMES. ' SYDNEY. Feb. 13. Between one and two million sterling will be made available shortly by the State Government Savings Bank for homo building. It is intended at a later stage to advance another million to home-seekers. It is anticipated the money will cover the erection of at least ten thousand houses and will directly benefit twelve thousand people.