AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 February 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Asscciutic BOM'S SYSTEM. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). SYDNEY, Eeh. 22 Insistence by the Minister of Worl •ni' liuttenshaw, upon the bonus s, tein of payments at Walsh Isla Dockyard has been endorsed by Ci •inet. No fresh deveiopiuents occuri in the strike. OOOl) EFFECT OE RAINS. SYDNEY. Eeh. 22. Oraziers and farmers in Riverii district state enormous benefit will I suit fro m the rains. The only intc cst that suffered has been grape-grin nig, the berries being caught at Ll ripening stage. The autumn slum he the best experienced for nun years. All lower Riverina stock hi been removed to home pastures, i there is now abundance of grass in tl districts which were grassless for tu or more years. AVI 1 AIDERS’ SUCCESS. HOBART, Eeh. 22. The Norwegian whaling steamc Neilsen Alonson, with five chaser.' has returned after four months in th Antarctic. The expedition was th most successful that has set out I'rot flohart. The mother ship has !)..)(! tons of oil, representing 57,000 barrels Ihe C. A. Larsen, which was sightf it Ross Sea. is reported to have 70,00! larrels and the Sir James Clark Ros "(1,000. Whales were very numerou ind hunting had to cease scvera veeks earlier than anticipated as tin auks were filled to their capacity.

IMPASSE, reached. PRACTICALLY A REVOLUTION’. APIA, Fob. 21. Affairs in Samoa have readied an impasse. Af.au Samoans persistently refuse to meet the Council of Faipules and also twice refused an invitation to meet the Administrator at Mtilinuu and discuss affairs with him, obviously obeying exhortations of the deported member of the European Man Committee that Samoans should “stick to the Man.’’ The boycott of shops continues and Ainu policemen armed with big sticks compelled Samoans to return to the shops articles purchased therein. Even Samoan servants of Europeans are Ik>ing compelled to return the purchases made on behalf of their employers. The time given by the A dministrator wherein the Alan ropro •uiiai ives interview him regarding grievances expired this morning. Public opinion is that drastic action for the suppression of Ihe European made Samoan revolution is unavoid a.hle now.