AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 March 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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CHESS. SYDNEY, Ala ft-.li 21

Flic.- Australian chi.-ss championship

tniriiainent < omincnces in .Sydney on Hid. April and continues for about a fortnight.

HOCKEY. SYDNEY. .March 21. At the annual meeting of the N.S.W. Lelies’ Hot-key Association it was annul need a team of 17 players from Knghml would tour llua Commonwealth in 127.

LABOR LEADER RETIRES. ME I [BOURNE, Ala roll 21. Afr P re-ndergnst, leader of the Yictn’htii State Labour Party, has reigned owing to ill-health and sulvancitg years. Hu will probably be siiccedod by tL.* deputy leader Air Hogan.

AUSTRALIAN DAIRY CONTROI SYDNEY. March 24.

At the annual meeting of the Fritary Producers Unions, the president i lii.s annual report, referring to the ieeption of the Dairy Export Control ,ct and tlie successful launching ol lie stabilisation scheme, said that bth these important schemes were now

nrking smoothly. Although the stab•isation scheme was only for one year, e was convinced that with the loyal

;)-operution of all the faetorics it could e made permanent.

JAPAN AND NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY. March. 24. AT. Toktigawa. Japanese Consul-Gen-ual, on his return from New Zealand, sid he was sure that in time there »uld be more opportunites for trade btweeu Japan and New Zealand, as bth countries were economically compmeutary to each other. He hoped tat it would lie possible to establish .steamship service between Japan and Jew Zealand.

CARE OF THE BABIES. SYDNEY. March 24. The State Cabinet lifts decided to i-ordinate tho work of maternal ad child welfare, throughout the Lite and luts appointed Doctor Morris. : present the senior medical officer of 1c Health Department as director ol titernti 1 and baby welfare. Doctor lorris will now give the whole ol his itentiou to his new position.

RAINS CONTINUE. SYDNEY. March 24. Beneficial rainfalls continue in most iris of the State.

HEAVY SEAS. SYDNEY. March 24. Heavy setts are running. Both the jtungiinui and the Mamma received were bulFctings oil their last voyage tun New Zealand. NEW ZEALANDER’S SUCCESS. MELBOURNE. March 24. Mr Bruce (Federal Premier) anlimccd the appointment of Mr 0. A. .Jins, who graduated in engineering i: the University of New Zealand in 1)6. and who is a son of Archbishop .Jlius, as chairman of the executive cnini’ttee of the Institute of Science al Industry.

WALSH HOWLED DOWN. MELBOURNE, March 24. Yith the object of frustrating the aion taken by the management coinnitee of the Seamen’s Union for re{gtration. a meeting of members was Evened by Johnson and when Walsh atmipted ‘to take charge there was a immediate uproar and be was iiowleidown. A motion of no-confidence ithim was carried and lie left the biding accompanied by other bederai supporters. he meeting decided to demand tae whdrawal of tlie application for renjstration.