AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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TfIK DISABLED STEAMERS. (Received this day at- 8 a.in.) HOBART. September I. The steamers Katina, I.aranah and Waikawa have arrived at the scene of the (lisahlement ol the Karamn and Kckcrangu, where Hot fi vessels were precariously boldine hy their anehors. The latest advices intimate that the Kekeraneii is under her own steam on the nay to Hobart, accompanied hy the Waikawa. while the Kalina and I.aranah are .-lauding hy the Karamn in a bowline calc. The hitter's engines are -till disaiiled and there is water in li-e engine-room. A SYDNEY EIRE. \ l>.\ !'. V. Septem her d. .\ Ilia- destroyed WliitlutM and Can's pietlire Ira me moulding works at Ihilinain. the damage living L’Jil.lHM). THE SEX RROBI.E.M. (Received tliis day at tb.’if) it.in.) SYDNEY. September -I. Addressing the Royal Society. Sir George Kttihhs. dealing with the sex problem, said that births in all the western Eilropoaii countries showed an excess of males over female-. In Australia the proportion of females increased with the size ul a latnily. In lamilies of one to three children there were :i!ll more boy* than girls per ten Ihuii-.and children, in lamiiles up to live there were .MIT more, up to nine -Mil more. .-Hid up to twelve Jd.'i. English observations showed a marked falling o|f iii Utah's as families increased from two to eight children.

ACS I'R A 1.1.iX I’OIM'I.ATIO.V. S\ I)X I'l V. September A. Tin- iiiiuua! report of the i ominunwealtli statistician show- that in ten years, from the beginning of IPIA. Australia'- population Inis ini reused hy RBI.(’Jo, nil average imrea-e of l.tlS per (cut. Eighty-seven per cent of tie- total increase is due in the excess of births over deaths and thirteen per cent to iintn I rj, r.i tion. Cnder existing eomlition- the statistician estimates the population ol the ( ominon wea It Ii will reach six millions hy the end of 1 !>JA. I XEM I’l.t)V.\| ENT. I!R ISRA.YE, Sept. I. A reonrt under tin- 1 m-ni ploy mi'll t Workers' I usiiraiu e Ait shows that during the year ended Kith. .June hist, sti- 1 omi lire totalling; JOli-f. ii.T.’J was granted to 1 1.1 < I male applicants in Brisbane and £!fi.!>d:i to 1 :{.“><> female applicants. The maiority ol' the male applicants deseri be. I them-eh.es as hibot.rers and the lemale- as machinists am! shop assistants. KEKERA.VOA Altlf 1 \ IS. HOBART. Sept. I The K'l'kera nga ha- arrived a I lln-. liarl under her own .-.lean, being aei (Miipa nied I y I'e Waikawa. Captain .Moly nea ux . ef the Kekeranga. states the ship had a narrow escape from total wreck. POSITION Ob KAIfA MC. (Tteeeivert this drv a| 1 I .Jo a.lit ) Hop, \ Is- in . t The Kan mi i- -tamli-e; L\ il-.e Kara--11111 which i.- three bundled yards irr.m the le-a.-h in grave Tiirj.-r. The last refi.n from the Karen slated a hie boat of men hail pill oil' from file Ka'amu. atil'iirent Iv in a i :■ t tempt to pel to the shore. ’llf boat, alter a lew tiiiiniles. was not seen again. The Kekerativa's are of ill" (ipinitnt that no boat could reach Ilf kind in He.- Ifavv - iirf ravine: -t South West Ii Is i eir.-d !h-- • ml t.’ul crew are lost. The Kalma is. m » big and the wcat'ier too bad t■ > a ppi on ( ii the l\ a rainu . WOOLLEN oY I 1.0-'K< now.v I' HISBA N I'l. Seotemher I. The directors of the Oiiecnsland Woolen Coy at lpswi.il love deeiih-d 1.0 close dow ii their worh- until t lie trad- out b ink i - hi iv.ln er. The ( loll! I ol dll- ■ !•.■ - staled that owing to the likelihood or an lu-cre:.-e in the basic wage, and luriher probable taxation, if has reluctantly come to tin- .-onelu-ion fhaf it i- necessary at present to * use ptodiiei ions. About --''i ll employee- an- alleeteil. SIR ERNEST R 1 111 KI! El) I! I*ADELAIDE. September -‘f. Sir Ernest a nil Lady Rutherford have arrived here, en route to Neva Zealti ml. -ewv.s