AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] .SYDNEY SHOW. SYDNEY, .March 20. The Royal Agricultural Society's Easter Show opened in beautiful weather. 'Record entries have been received from all States and New Zealand the Dominion having a specially fine display in the cattle section. Although to-day was devoted to the judging, the attendance already bids fair to create a record. SYDNEY SHOW AWARDS Utaemved this day at S a.m.) SYDNEY, March 29. Alcrdeen Angus, cow or heifer, 2 years old and under 3, D. Allan’s (We.ilngton) Sunbeam-Bin Lomond 2nd. prize. » Tkifcr, 1-yr. old and under 2, D. Allai’a Twinkle-Ben Lomond. Ist. prize and reserve champion. Sbrthorn Bull. 3 years and under •1, T. White’s- (Canterbury) Langley Peel the Third, Ist., and L. White’s Lanjoy Prince, 2nd. C<v or heifer, 2 years and under 3, J. largess' (Wellington) Canning, Dowi South-Lady Donnington Ist. Fa cattle, any breed or cross fat ox, lot exceeding 5 years. Wright RtepDiison and Coy. (Wellington) Ist. Friians reserve champion cow, Bl.ooifield Farm Coy’s (Wellington) Wi Ho vale, Galatea-Seqrs. Co; -1 years old and over, ill calf, dry, loomfield Farm Coy’s Willowvale, Galuli-Seqis, Ist. SYDNEY. March 30, Slur awards.—Shorthorn cow, four yenrsind qyer, L * W. Storry's Crofthead:Queen, third; cow, three and unde.four years, Storry’s Crofllicad .Ttiecl the Second, second; Aberdeen Angi; Bull, three years and over, N. 11. (pbon’s Hush, of Koiro, highly eo mi in (led.; fat cattle, any breed or cross pen of three fat oxen not. oxeeedg five years, F. Armstrong’s Abeii’en Angus, first. CkSTATj SHIPPING TROUBLE. SYDNEY, March 29. Tl coastal steamship owners continued he conference to-day with ropreaentives of the Transport Group in an idoavour to settle the strike, but ufte lengthily considering the dip-put-tho owners announced that unless a nr body could be formed, with lead's 'different to those of the prosentSeamen’s Union, they regretted thaa settlement could not ho reached. AN AMENDED LAW. feeeived this day at 11.25 a.m.) ADELAIDE, March 30.

, curious position developed in the eriiinul Court when lour men were fond guilty of robbery with violence. Jiitice Parsons pointed out the Act wsreunder the men were convicted wioh had been amended last session b- Parliament provided for a maximum jKialty of imprisonment for life and aniniinum of three years’ hard labour, uth ‘.a mended the words, or for any term lit less than three years hard labour, lid been omitted. He therefore had no aterrmtive but to inflict a life sentence, lie Crown Prosecutor said the omissin of the words quoted was obviously n mistake, which would he brought uder the notice of the Government. Jistice Parsons undertook to make the pees sally recommendations regarding tie punishment he would have inflicted lnl he had discretionary power. SHOW AWARDS. SYDNEY, March 3(U In the Friesian section the New inland bred bull, Echo Poscli of Oikview and cow Joanna Mercedes of Ljdholine secured championships. A lumber of other New Zealand bred anrnals obtained prizes. LIBERAL DONOR. ADELAIDE, March 30. Sir Langdon Pony thou, proprietor of the “Advertiser” newspaper, has given twenty thousand sterling to endow a chair of law at Adelaide University, lie has also promised to provide forty thousand in 1930 for the erection of a great hall at the University.