AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 May 1925, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION INCREASED KR EIGHTS. SYDNEY. (Afay 19. The iinTeasc in inter-Staie Heights bv 2s to 3s per ton operated to-day. TWO seamen drowned. MEEBuKRXE. May 18. Two Norwegians. Kruse and Skald, members of the crew of a ship lying at. Geelong, were rowing aboard when their boat eap-izvd. Ruth were drowned. The bodies were found locked together. indicating that Kruse had ] crushed in trying to save Ins mate, who was tumble in swim. PROHIBITION ROE!.. BRISBANE. May !L Tin- local option polls have Been |- .; ■ , , -J,,. pm tv-tlir;"- Queensland In twenty-live areas exleiiding from Gympie southwards, the issue was prohiliii ion. In the remainder, in various parts ol the state, ihe issue was whether aiiv new licenses .should be granted. In all the areas, cxeeut three. the "Wets" secured a majority. In the three areas-* w iih "dry" majorities. ihe majority is not large miough to he elfeetivo owing to their not reaching the necessary threc-lifths of the total votes.

Some returns are si ill incomplete hul the result is not likely to he alter ed. MARRIED OOITI.K.'S END. MKLROER.NK. May iB. A married couple. Edward and Annie Day. were found dead ill the bath in their lodgings at Kitzrov. When the door of the. place was forced, the water was found running. The lap ol ihe healer was tinned on. 'I hey hud apparently isva sull'oealed and had been dead some hours when discovered. BROKEN illl.l. SI EVER. ißeceived this dav at 9.25 a.m.) SYDNEY. May 19. Til,. Government Geologist in his rc11.>11 i.o. n ihe future of the Great Barrier silver-lead Ib id o! Broken Hill, says the actual ore reserves known are greater to-day than ever he fore in tiie history of the mines. These reserves are placed at thirteen million tons to which may he added seven million tons which there is a high probabilitv of mining.