AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 May 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

■ CIUkAI.iAN IMI .Z. t.A i.l, 3, AXnOCIA.riO.X SYDNEY. Alay lA. The Council ol tin- Australasian Lawn Tenuis Association ha.- decided that no inten iev.paid for or otherwise, lie alI c.ve.l 1.1 be given by any member of the Davis Cup team, between the comnicn. emciil and ally tie or challenge round, wherein Australia is playing. !’layers arc also debarred from cabling i oilmen I, on t In- play. (f’Jlara AYoud stales lie is not available lu go as the fourth player ol the !)nvi- (up team. Only P2o() out ol CA>t):> sterling required has so far been received, and the money v. ill he remrned to ihe subscribers. X.S.W. DRINK BILL. SYDNEY, Alay LA. The X.S.W. Alliance lias decided to change its name lo the X.S.W I’rohihi t ion Alliance. The annual report showed the Stale's Drink Bill hist venr was LI LTD.I2O or Lo 2s Sd pci head of I lie populat ion, being an increase over the previous year ol £2!)A,OIKI. Arrests fur drunkenness also showed an increase. In view of these elicits il was claimed that the satisfactory regulation for the restriction of the drink traffic was unthinkable ami that the only course was to fight, for total prohibition. Hence the change of name.

KIT WONTS' DAY STRIKE. SYDNEY, May IA. In reply to the University Senate's 1,,,:i (Mi tin- onnim-.noration procession the Cmler Graduates Association has derided to boycott the .• immemnratinli til net ions organised hy the Senate. Tliey also derided not to support the suggested unauthorised procession.