AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 September 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A' X.Z. Cable Association.] A WICK POIRi t.N Kl). hobak'i . sept. r. At the inquest on the wife ol DohsOn whose death was cabled on the third of May. the woman Wise wave evidence that so- had been keeping eonipan.v with Dobson since last April, lie informed her that he was separated from hi- wife. The latter become ill and Dobson visited her. Witness objected slating: “It must either he your wife or me." She added that Dobson told her he had purchased stuff from a chemist to kill cats, l.ater Mrs Dobsou died from the effects of drinking ■ ion l containing arsenie. CAR DUITER'S DEATH. SVDXKV. Sept. 7. Three passengers in a motor car the woman driver id which is dead, had a remarkable escape from serious injure uduni the ear plunged over an embankment on the Windsor road. The indications point to the woman having been dead for .-■•nue minutes before the incident. The ear was bring driven le, fanny Elizabeth Bowluau. aged forty-two years, who eondueled a ear-hiring business near Windsor. She had ban Icr medical I rea i men I lor hurt trouble.

\ YEAR'S PRODUCTION IX AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. Sept. 7. The Commonwealth Statistician state- that the lolal value ol the prodll (ti mi in all the recorded industries i f Australia lor tic year 1(122-2! ammtitP'd to i:2i)2.7,70.0 'A. This gave c, l : average of .Ofiß os lid per head ol tin- po), 111 at i o 11. The mind or of establishments engaged in lenuufnei nrng was 28.129 emploviiig 12! >.990 tteople and Having iii salaries cud wag,-. C77.<HE > A ><'< >. Raw materiel valued at C 107.01)0.000 was Used in Ihe Inotoric.-, and the Milne of [heir output was £2 IS..700.00:). The capital invested in land, buildings, plant and machinery was valued at i! PARR'tO.OOP. The creation of new wealth hv the niauufact ui'iiig industries totalled m value £111.000.000. PREWS DELEGATES. SYDNEY. Sept. 7. The Pres-. delegates departed lii't night oil a visit to the Federal capital site, (hence going In linllith's A anon irrigation areas, and to leading sheep stations, and returning to Sydney on Thursday morniltg. The trip will proinix s*j l’lt.* of fin* :hm»}.'lraß'i«•»•-»-or sel tlemen 1. farming and xheep-rn ising districts. SYDNEY WOOI SALES. SYDNEY. Sept. fi. A si ries of woo! sales here comincnee.l to-day. The market lias little changed from lasi, week's. Finer descriptions wore selling on a parity with late rate- , under good compel il ion. Yen- faulty and indifferent quality wool was dull and irregular. CrossI re.!-, met with keen competition at fall laic rates. Creasy merino sold to 21 pence per lb.