AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1927, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] VICTOR IA X E LECTIONS. AIELLO L UXE, April 13. I he counting of preference votes was continued but the position unaltered. It, will probably be the end of Urn week boloro preference votes are allotted, and until then it is impossible to say what the final stato of the parties will be. Air Allan declined to say whether he would meet the House and take a probable defeat there, or submit his iosignation of the .Ministry before tho House meets, until he has seem the final count of votes, but individual .Ministers favour meeting Parliament and throwing upon the House the responsibility of installing a Labour Government. SYDNEY SHOW SALES. SYDNEY, April 13. At the Show Sales on account of L, W. Storroy (Christchurch), two short horn hulls realised lot) guineas. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. MELBOURNE, April 13. The election count now gives Independents an additional seat, making four, and the Nationalists’ relitru is reduced to nineteen, the others being unaltered. ROYAL TOUR. BRISBANE, April 13. Further scenes of enthusiasm marked the last day of the Duke and Duchess in Queensland. The Duke received a number of immigrants and assured them they had a wonderful country. At a ceremony at the University, the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon the Duke. Every win- < the Duke and Duchess hitherto visited in Australia, the predominant colours in the decorations have been scarlet and gold, the belief being that these colours belonged to the House of York. At: the garden party in Bristiane. the Jtnke thanked the Mayor and asked the meaning of the colours, asking if they were special Australian colours. On being told the reason of tlieir predominance the Duke said he had no special colours.