AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

4Ufi’fKALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION RAIN STOPS SPORTS AT SYDXKY. SYDNEY. May IT. Rain interfered witlh all sports on Saturday. Tennis guine.s. including th Stale championships, were postponed. WRESTLING. MELBOURNE. May IT. In a wrestling match. Liniutken heat Weber. The latter secured a fall in tbo third round, and was easily leading to the sixth round, when Liniutken. t-ceur-,-d a scissors hold, which damaged one of Weber's ribs, (stopping the contest IX.JURK!) I'ttl.O PLAYER. SYDNEY. Alay 13. Nelson. the polo player who received a slight concussion ns the result of a full on Saturday i- progressing favourably.

A MAN SHOT M'lvl. BOURNE. May 18. As a result of a distiirhan e Hillside United States Hotel. Carlton. John ffenrv Diddson. age'l 12. died irom a bullet wound in the head, .lack Maxwell O'Shea, license*-, has been arrested on a charge of murder. According to a ■statement by tl'Shea. be and another man heard sounds of men attempting to break the back gate. T hey saw one many climbing the gate and others ass ixting, O'Shea fired a shot from a revolver, intending to frighten them, but the mini on the gate 101 l oil. The men scattered when the polite arrived, and escaped.

PROHIBITION' TURNED I (OWN. BRISBANE. May IS. The local option poll in iho Towoomha and East Tovvoouiha * led orates resulted in 12')I for and 6DII against prohibition. In both electorates the coot i u nil nee vote ■■bowed an increase over the lasi poll. PLAGUE OK MICE. BRISBANE, May IS. A plague of mice is causing xeriotf damage in the wheat areas. Ihe hordes are attacking hath the growing and stored grain. PREFERENTIAL PROTEST UPHELD. BRISBANE. May is. A deputation el returned soldiers and other kindred hollies have protested to Archbishop Sharp* l against the placing of German stained glass in the Anglican Memorial ( Lurch at Hamilton. The Archbishop- promised to procure English glass instead ol German for the live windows wherein objection was taken. AUSTRALIAN STATISTICS. SYDNEY. Alay IS.

According to the (Ynimcnvo.ilth Stnticiau i he ceinhined public debt lor the Commonweal ill and the States amount to £1.027.2 IT.Oi’o. The public debt ol the ('emn.enwealtli ett tile hist. Maicli last vats £ |21.552.22d, The total revenue of the States during 1022-21 was £02.101.128 and the expenditure £02.loti.To-! from revenue and 220.111.100 front loan funds. According to returns from -10 A unions with a membership of WO.SAP there wore 27.820 unemployed in the first quarter of H>2d. representing 0.2 jvr cent.