AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 16 March 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] HOT SPELL ENDED. SYDNEY. March 15. After tlie hot dry snell. extending over many weeks, light rain is falling steadily in many parts of the State. A DARING CRIMINAL. SYDNEY. March 15. Larourt (who was shot in the head by a policeman and died in the hospital) was a Belgian who arrived in Sydney in 1907. Ho has been convicted seven times in X.S.W. and was known to the police by many aliases. Ito was regarded as a particularly daring criminal and when lie refused to surrender after tlie first shot was fired over bis bead a constable decided to wound him an accordingly aimed at his legs, but as lie pressed the trigger lie stumbled and the bullet wont big hand entered Lacourt’s head. A REMARKABLE CABLE. PERTH, March 15. The new cable which is at present {wing laid between Cocos Island and Australia will be brought into service shortly. It will increase the transmission rate seven fold. I lie cable is remarkable. for tlie fact that no manual manipulation of the messages intervenes between its terminals Wellington and London, all relaying en route being by automatic reception and transmission, perfectly synchronising. WOOL MARKET. SYDNEY, Atari'll 15. At the wool sales there was keen competition in all sections and all lines sold at rates equal to last week’s highest point. Greasy merino sold to 29 pence. TRADERS WARNED. SYDNEY, Alarcli 15. Speaking at the annual congress ot Associated Chambers of Commerce ot Australia, Air Brute (Federal Premier) strongly appealed to leaders ol trade and commerce in Australia to preach and put into practice a gospel ot efficiency to achieve a system which would conserve the right,s of the producer, consumer and legitimate distribute!. He emphatically declared that something had, to be done to improve the position. He said that, il trade and commerce would not lace the problem, the Governments would inevitably lieforced to do so. Air Bruce concluded liv stating that lie viewed such action in trade and commerce by Governments with apprehension. because they had lamentable examples in the past of incompetence ol Governments to deal with matters ol trade and commerce. Then-loro lie earnestly asked the delegates to give a load along lines Unit would ensure benefit for the whole people. FIGHT YEARS' PRISON. SYDNEY. Alarcli 10. W’illiam Henry Curtis pleaded guilty to a charge of maliciously wounding Annie Louisa Timson, and was sentenced to eight years penal servitude. A floating dock. SYDNEY. Alarcli 10. The State Cabinet’s sub-committee decided to recommend the construction of a 15,00;) ton floating dock at Walsh Island at an estimated cost of about. £400,000.