AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]
MORE RUSH FIRKS. MELBOURNE. March I. Rush fires have again broken out in tile Kingslake df.strui. A large party of volunteers have chei i;ed the outbreak. but another fresh eoiiflagrat ion has broken out at \\ liittlosea, threatening a Slate pine Inrest, wnieli is valued at one million sterling. The fire already lias swept over Mount Disappointment, and it is licking the edges of the State pine forest. This fire lias a front of more than 2n miles. An urgent call for ii.-iiiforeemciit.s lias been sent. A RIO FIRE. MELBOURNE. March I. A. lire destroyed Meyer’s suit goods hulk store in the city, the damage being '£511,000. Part of the premises were occupied by the liritish-Austra-lian Tobacco Company, and in addition to Meyer's loss, tobacco and machinery valued at C25.C03 has been destroyed. Several adjoining premises also caught fire. Inn tiie>e tires "ere extuguished. AUSTRALIAN COASTAL DISPUTE. ( Received this day at 11.0 a.i11.) SYDNEY. March 2. The struggle between the coastal steamship owners and the seamen has become mure acute, hut the indications. however, point to the producers being the lighter sufferers than has been the case in previous stoppages. There have been no negotiations or I'oniui 1111 iealions between the owners and the unions regarding the matter in dispute. So tar as the owners are coneei'iied, it is to lie a light to a finish. Several additions have been made to the idle fleet. The volunteers are mainly ex-naval men and seamen stranded li'iuii previous strikes and the llritish seamen’s strike. It ARC AIN HUNTERS’ SMASH. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY. March I. A bargain sale of lire damaged goods at a city drapery drew such a croud of women that those in trout "ere jammed against a large plate glass window. This gave way and many fell through suffering slight cuts. I*mu* were more seriously injured, receiving hospital treatment. The accident caused great excitement, and a stampede among the bargain hunters. HI.OOD STOCK SALE. MELBOURNE. March 2. The demand at the yearling sales was brisk. Eighty horses sold realised 21.320 guineas.
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Hokitika Guardian, 2 March 1926, Page 3
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