AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUHTKALIAN IKK N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. ATTACKED BY SHARK. SYDNEY. March 27. James Dagworthy, while Stirling at Coogee, was savagely attacked by a shark, but beat the monster off, and managed to escape with a severely mangled leg, which, probably, will have to be amputated. Dagworthy was taken to the hospital in a serious condition.

I.ILYDAI.E MURDER TRIAL. MEI BOURNE. Mar. li 2, . As the result of the inquest mi Bent, who was found shot at Lilydale. ilie man Vernon, whose arre-l was <ab.ee. on March 13th. was muiniiUed lor trial, on a charge of. wilful mlli'ilei.

MISSIONARY REPORT. .Received this Jav at. 0 ‘-hi a.m ) MELBOURNE. March 28

A missionary located at ( rocodile Island. Northern Territory reported in the acting administrator that extensive enquiries from natives m Caledonia Bay ili-triu. regarding the Story of the white women alleged to be hold captive, had proved fruitless. This i,s regarded ill the Homo Territory Department as practically conelusive that the story of the Douglas Miiwson survivors being seized by natives and black!ollows is a myth.

CREW RELEASED. PERTH. March 28,

The Colonial Solidary. Mr Drew, confirmed the announcement that the Volumiiia’s twenty three seamen had been released from Fremantle gaol. They had served just one week of the sentence.