AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ICHTBAI.IAN ANTI N.Z. fIARI.S ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIAN LOANS. MELBOURNE. June 17. The Federal Loan Council lias derided tn continue iis operations during the next financial year, and that tho Commonwealth Government should net as the sole borrower for the State so far as new money required by them is concerned.

STATUARY FOR SYDNEY, SYDNEY. June U

Before the war, Mr Henry Gullet, one of Sydney’s best-known citizens, gave Sir Bertram Alackennal ft commission for a Shakespeare memorial group, for the adornment of Sydney, and for the enrichment of ft city somewhat poor in imposing statuary. Not long after the sculptor had accepted the commission, Mr Gullet died, hut his family honoured tho costly undertaking, and before long Sydney will look upon one of the noblest groups ol stiltuarv in Australia, executed at a cost of over £12,000. The group, arresting in its conception, and in its massiveness, has been lying at the hack of the Aliteheil f.ihray in Macquarie street for some time, awaiting a decision as to its final position. It will he erected close to the proposod National Library building, in the vicinity of the Aliteheil Library and the Botanic Gardens and Domain gates, where a general scheme of reinodellincr is ill hand. Here, in harmonious surroundings, it will give grace and beauty to a part of the city much Irequanted by tho public in its leisure week-end hours. In connection with the National Library, it is proposed at a later stage, to set aside a separate section for Shakespearian:). COMMUTED DEATH SENTENCE. SYDNEY, June IS. Cabinet has commuted tho death sentence on Ale! lines mi the 91!-, May for murder of a young woman th penal servitude for lile. N.S.W. AIINISTRY. SYDNEY, June 1"The Labour AUnistry was sworn m .„ul Mr Willis appointed to the Upper House to enable him to become \ iceRresident of the Executive Council. Air Lain'. Premier, interviewed, said no red ruin would follow Labour’* advent. They would not tolerate Bolshevism. The New South Wales Parliament meets on June 24, and then adjourns for some weeks. BOAYLTNG MATCH ABANDONED. SYDNEY, Juno 18. Owing to rain the bowling match between New Zealand and Fpping was abandoned. HANNAN AND GOODSELL. SYDNEY. June 18. Goodsell’s hackers now state that unless Hannan’s deposit is here by Saturday next, they will claim the forfeiture of the £IOO already deposited and cancel the race.

MAROONED CREW DISCOVERED. RELIEF SHIP DESPATCHED. SYDNEY. June 19. After being marooned three months on Nassau, which is a lonely island in the Pacific, castaways from the auxiliary schooner Samoa, owned hy BurnsPhilip South Sea Company were discovered hy the American yacht Goodwill, whose owner wirelessed the news to Apia. It is reported the Samoa is a total reck. The schooner was lost on the 29th April. The passengers and crew are safe. The Lady Roberts has sailed trom Apia to rescue the castaways. The Samoa was built ftt Whangaroa ip 1902.