AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Australia Ar X.Z. Cable Association.] VICTORIAN BUSH FIRES. MELBOURNE. March 11. A strong wind has rekindled the bush (ires in the Bright district and the whole of the Lower Rueklnnd Valley is n°"' burning. There are fires raging on a thirty mile front in the AN allialla district, through North Aherfcldy. Donnelly’s: Creek, Fulton's Creek, Aberieldy Bridge and Landes' Dream. .Several gold-crushing batteries have been burned out.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPBUILDING. MELBOURNE, March U. __ Giving evidence helore the larilf Board Mr Poole, shipbuilder ol Sydney, and Adelaide, said that under the existing tariff it was impossible lor the Australian shipbuilders to compete against the oversea yards. IP added that all the yards here could have been kept busy during the past few years by work which had been 2 ivoli overseas, anti it coiiltl lia't ,l done here at a much lower rate. be lack of continuity of won; was the greatest trouble.

the commonwealth bank. MELBOURNE. "March 1L The Commonwealth note i-sno at the end of February totalled C53.80rt.22ti, with a gold hacking representing 13.31 per cent of tlio i>suo.

AE R O PI. AN E TRAGEDY. MELBOURNE. March 11

In tho Federal House of Representatives, the Minister for Defence said the Court of Inquiry into the aeroplane accident a« Canberra on the lltli. of February unanimously found the phi" was airworthy and it had been properly tested before the flight. The accident was due to ail error of judgment on the part of the pilot, causing a stalling of the engine.