AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 June 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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WINTRY WEATHER. SYDNEY, June l!l. Extreme cold in the western districts is causing heavy losses to sheep breeders. One landowner alone lias had seventeen hundred newly-shorn sheep frozen to death. MELBOURNE. June 19. Heavy rain is falling over nearly the whole State, breaking tbe drought. ADELAIDE. June" 19. Rain is failing over the whole of the northern agricultural areas of South Australia. SCHOONER’S MISHAP. •SYDNEY, June 18. The auxiliary schooner Louis Theriault, hound from Wha,agape to Sydney, was sighted about one hundred miles off Seal Rocks. She reported a broken tail shaft. She is expected to reach Sydney during the week-end.

DISABLE!) SCHOONER. SYDNEY. June 19

The schooner. Louis Theriault, arrived in tow of n tug, sent to her assistance. The voyage from Whangape occupied 16 hours.

A STORM. PERTH, Juno 18

A gale which reached a velocity of 70 miles nil hour over a eonsiderab'e area accompanied by heavy rain, caused considerable damage to property. A number of buildings were unroofed, hoardings, fences and trees blown down. Swan river lias risen about three feet. Ferry steamer services and country air services are suspended. Other rivers are also reported to be in flood. The storm is described as one of tbe worst in tbe history of Fremantle, where steamers had to run out extra heavy mooring lines. Much minor damage was done.

TOTE FIGURES. SYDNEY. June 18

The totalixalor turnover for Randwick Racing season just ended, vas £1.129.01)0, £.'10.000 below the previous year, although there was one more racing day. NATIVE FLORA VANDALISM. SYDNEY, June 18. 0-1 mg to vandalism practised in the past by certain individuals, the State Government lias issued a proclamation protecting for a year certain wild flowers and native plants. The step is taken to prevent the absolute extermination of many of the best native Mora.

WIRELESS ENQUIRY. SYDNEY. June 18

Giving evidence to the Royal Com-nii-sion on wireless, Mr Fisk, referring to the Research Department of Amalgamated Wireless, said the staff were working upon an entirely new method of transmission, which might be usc--1111 for war purposes. Fisk claimed the Department had been in touch with many loaders of radio research in the world, and said although they were doing this work for the benefit of tbe public, and commercial service, in the event of war they would have an organisation which could hold its own with any other country in the world. It would be only through wireless, that there could be organisation in the Pacific Ocean.

THE OUIN MURDER. McPH EIt.SOX CONFESSES. (Received this day at 10.15 a.rnA SYDNEY, June 20. The Commissioner of Police has received advice from Bathurst to the effect that McPherson (cabled on Friday, in connection with the death of Martha Oilin'), made a full confession.

A CYCLONE. MELBOURNE. June 20. A whirlwind struck Parbury’s .sawmills at Warhviton, lifting the whole roof and beams, weighing eight tons and depositing them 50 yards away. An employee was seriously injured. The electric light power-station which supplies the township was badly damaged. The cyclone caused tremendous damage when it swept the Dungaree District’ near Ballarat. The cyclone was 200 to 300 yards wide and wrecked all before it. There were many narrow escapes hut only one person was injured.

FEDERAL FINANCE PROPOSALS. MELBOURNE, June 29. At the Premier’s Conference Mr Lang accepted the Commonwealth Road Agreement, which provides for the building of roads and Federal grants, involving an expenditure of twenty millions sterling of Commonwealth funds, spread over ten years. After the meeting which was in camera, Mr Bruce stated there was now every prospect of an unanimous agreement on all tho Commonwealth financial proposals, Mr Lang having indicated a willingness to give way on a number of important details.