AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 April 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Auotialiau & N.Z. Cable Association.] COLONIAL SUGAR (OY. SYDNEY. April 8. At the Colonial Sugar Coy’s halfyearly meeting next month, it is proposed to ask the shareholders to agree to the capitalizing of £7)7.LOT reserve Dual, representing undivided profits, in the form of a bonus issue. The proposal is to issue 15.7)0 shares of L"J<) each in proportion of one t> every live now held. COMM" EEC lAL. .MELBOURNE. April 8. Whoai is firmer, hut there is little offering ai )s lid and )•> Id; flour. £l2 ■os. £l2 10s; oat-., milling :!.s Sd. .‘is SKI; barley. English Is. is Id. Cape. 3s (id. 3s id; p italoes. £.->. £0: onions. £.T -V. '£3 Los. AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC .MELTIN’ L MELBOURNE. April S. At a meeting of the Australian Olympic Federation ii was decided to provide each State with a sum mil exceeding £UX.) for coaching candidates who were selteied to represent Australia in Olympic games at Amsterdam in 1928. ll was also del ided to approach the International Olympic Council with a request that games b; held in Australia in 193 b. SWEDISH LEGATEE. SYDNEY. April 9. Falkcnbct'g (cabled on the bill) repotted to the Swedish Consulate that he was working in a country' district when he saw the report of his father’s death. He sails short Iv for Sweden.

VICTORIAN ELIA TIONS. MELBOURNE. April 9. The Victorian State elections are being hold la-morrow. There are seven candidaics reliirne.l unopposed and in another electorate a candidate had a walk-over, his opponent dropping out. For the remaining fifty-seven seals iht re are 171 candidates, composed of Nationalist. Labour, (‘nun try - Liberal, and Country-Progressive partes, and a number of independents. The poll is expected t<> he heavy as the ( ompulsory Voting Hill will he in operation. A HUGE CLAIM. SYDNEY. April S. Sun Newspapers Limited have issued a writ against the Sydney Municipal Council, claiming £)92.810 sterling in respect of the value ol the Sun property resumed by the City Council lor the extenlioii of .Martin Place, and in ropeet of compensation. NEW GUINEA RUSH TROUBLE. SYDNEY. April 8. A wireless message Irom Laban] states: Twenty arrests have been made in connection with the Nakaiiai murders. and all the actual murderers have been identified. SYDNEY MOTOR ACCIDENT. SYDNEY. April 8. Mr Neach. a vsiitor Iron’. Auckland, was knocked down by a motor car in the i ity to-day. He was taken to the hospital suffering from severe head injuries.