AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 October 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] A CALI. DECLINED. (Received this day at 12 90 p in.) SYDNEY. Oct. 15. 'Hie Presbytery- rejected a call from St. Paul's Church. Invercargill lo the Rev. Bull, of Newtown, on the ground that his departure would he 100 great a loss to . .e church as a whole. NEWSPRINT. SYDNEY, Oet. 15. The annual report of lh<- Secretary of Ific Country Press Association, which will lie presented at the annual conference on Tuesday next, referring to the newsprint industry, states there are proposals being developed in Vic toria and Westralia. which, if given a free field, will undoubtedly result the production of Australian newsprint on terms favourable to consumers. WHEAT CHI IP. BRISBANE. Oct. 15. The outlook for the wheat crop i- not promising. The area by some is estimated at 25 per cent-, more than last year, hut unless there is rain almost imnicdiat'-ly. then' i- little prospect of more than a very light crop. THE DEATH SENTENCE. (Received this day at 8.50 ii.tiiA MELBOURNE. October 15. Thomas was found gililtv of the murder of Bridget Enright and sentenced to death. According to the police Thomas told them lie was examining the rith- alter .Enright 1-ad reproved him tor shooting ;i bird. It went nil and -1 nl l her. lie then tired thr hot- into hel lore head.

AUSTRALIAN POTATO SHORTAGE. SYDNEY. Octoliei- 15. The threatened shortage of potatoes is causing price- lo -oar and potatoes are selling at L'2(l lor visible supplies. Old -locks are lew and reports from vatlou- iirioidiiig (clitics indicate that the new crop i- light and backward, owing to the cold spring and want ol rain. The indications are the new crop will not lie available lie fore the end of November. .Meantime there will tie a marked scarcity of old -lock.

PRESS DELEGATES IMPRESSIONS. (Received this day at Id." a.m.) MELBOURNE. Oet. 15. Alter a tour of Tasmania the Empire Press Delegates departed lor Adelaide on the filial stage ol their tour. Lord Burnham summarising the impressions of tlu* delegates said he believed Australia, anil New Zealand would find more understanding and more active interest in Great Britain a- a, result uf tile conference. He eoneluded that delegates all agreed that Australia and New Zealand were the more British of all the Dominions and in many ways more British titan Britain herself.

STATE TRADING. BRISBANE, Oct. 15. The Slate Trading Commissioners report revealed that alter extraordinary losses totalling CH05.825 had been written oil the State trading ventures, last years operations showed a proht of £33,351 and also revealed that all tin- State trading enterprises except ll, ( . railway refreshment rooms were indebted to the treasury 10 the extent of £1.52^.21)2.

XO-COXFIDEXCE MOTION. BRISBANE. Oct. 15. In the Assembly. Mr Moore gave notice of bis intention to move that the Government did not possess the confidence of Hie House.

X.S.AV. POLITICS. (Received this day at 10.0 a.m.l SYDNEY. Oet. 13. Mr Lang stated yesterday that the Government "ill now drop Ihe Lioal Government Amendment Bill. D will not accept the Council's challenge at present as it intends to pick its own battle ground. The Premier indicated that when additional appointments were made, at least twenty new members of the council will be appointed, probable all pledged t<> carry out the abolition of that chamber, ft is genorallv though that the attempt to swamp the Council will be deterred until a year bur the local Government elections will not he postponed.