AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUBTRALIAN AND N.Z. GABLE ASSOCIATION

A MAIL BAG STOLEN. AN ARREST MADE. .Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY. .March 13. Douglas Gordon Mollis, a young man, who. upon release from the Ooulbiirne jail was reariosted and charged with stealing a hag of mails, valued at 1)130 the property of the New Zealand Government. lie was remanded pending the arrival of the original warrant. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. March 13. A double tragedy occurred at East Maitland when a. woman. Airs Cooper, was found poisoned and her baby strangled. Airs Cooper had been in ill-health for some time. THE MURDER OF BENT. MELBOURNE. .March 13. The police have detained a man in connection with the murder of the youth Bent. PRODUCE PRICE. •MELBOURNE, March 13. Oats (milling) 2.s Bd, 2s 9d ; feed 2> id; B.irley (English) Gs sd; Cape 5s Id; potatoes £G to £G 10s; onions £ll. A NEW AGENT-GENERAL. ADELAIDE March 13. Air .1. L. Price, a member of Parliament:, has been appointed to succeed Sir Edward ’Lucas as Agent-General for South Australia. ATTACKED BY SHARK. SYDNEY, March 13.

When a shark attacked Canning who was cue of the Neweaslel Surf Club’s swimmers lie tried to fight the monster oil’ hut was dragged under. When he reappeared it was seen lie had only one arm, with which he made feeble attempts to keep afloat. The other arm had been bitten off above the elbow. He was almost unconscious when lie reached him. He gasped out; “Save me. Gordon, I am done.” Lee. with the shark still in the vicinity, took Canning in his arms, secured the life line and the two were quickly pulled ashore by an excited tjrowd w;hich. watched the heroic rescue. Besides his arm. Canning’s thigh was hitter, through and a large wound inflicted in the ahdo'.n Half an hour after the tragedy a ten loot grey nurse shark was seen swimming in the vicinity. A Imrponn was secured, hut- it disappeared before anything (ould he done. Ihroe years ago Canning w,m the .'Junior Alarm Reel race at Newcastle and last Saturday lie came third in the Junior State Surfing Championship at Manly.