AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I [Australia it N.Z. Cable Association.] PRICK OF BETTER. SYDNEY. September 27. Tile w holesale price of lull ter has keen increased by Is Sd per rut. to 182 s per cut. VICTORIAN IOU MILES. MELBOURNE. Sept. 27. The Victorian Cycle Trailers Associaion hundred milt's race was won by R. Hartley (Bendigo) with Cooper, of Preston, set ond. and Xcvin (Coburg) third. The time was six hours two minutes litTy-iiine seconds. WALKING CHAMPIONSHIP . MEI .BOURNE. Sept. 27. The twenty-live miles walking championship of Victoria resulted; W institiiley (Victoria) I. Wallworm (England) 2. Rooney (Victoria) 3. SUGAR AND TIMBER HIT. BRISBANE. Sept. 27. The whole el the trade of the north portion of the state is completely held up hv the iv a tersider.s’ insistanee o>. the enforcement of the rotary system. All sugar and timber shipments are completely suspended. This is a result of the shipping companies deciding not to run any steamers further north than Townsville. MISSIONARY’S SERVICES RECOGNISED. (Received this day at 9.80 a.in.' SYDN LAY. Sept. 28. A memorial tablet to Samuel Mar>den. erected by some of his descendants. was unveiled at St. Andrew's Cathedral l>v Archbishop Wright, who in hi- address, emphasised the remarkable -ci vile- of M ar.sden a- a missionary and as the founder of the gospel in New Zealand among the Maoris.

HOPELESSLY OUTCLASSED. SYDNEY. {Sept. 28. The "Herald.” commenting mi the Warwick Stakes, .sa.vs it was really a oic horse race. Pike wa- rifling The Hawk hard, without llouri-h or display. hut Whittier on the day was master a lid won brilliantly. The “Telegraph” say- The Hawk’s all conquering Imr.-t of speed over the linal furiong wa- absent, lie was hopelessly outclassed liy Whittier. NORWEGIAN WHALERS. PERTH. September 28. The Norwegian Whalers Star Six and Star Seven have arrived at Fremantle alter a xtormv passage cii route to the Ross Sea.