AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

1,1 (By Telegraph—Per Press Association, no GENERAL RICHARDSON. APIA, Fell. 21. In addressing the Council of Faipulcs. General Richardson stressed the inability of Samoans to agree to the j selection ol two Samoan representaJ tives as proposed by the European members of the Ainu Committee. Certain districts in Samoa bad been unable lor many months past, even upon nomination of the Faipules to represent the Fono. though invited to do so. He was prepared if the Faipnle and Fono agree thereto, to provide for tho appointment of a deputy baipule in each district. The present a Faipules south deputies were elected annually by Alii and Faipule in each district. Richardson added that the Samoan people never would get prosperity in Samoa by lawlessness, laziness and neglect of their lands, wasting their time and money over futile journeying lor political honours nor by young men showing disrespect to their . chic Is and disloyalty by refusal to pay taxes. Judged by the actions of some natives for some time past the Alan stood lor all these and thus were self condemned. Those controlling were openly advising the natives to keep the peace hut failed to advise them to obey the law. Richardson could do nothing for the Alan, if it failed to approach him and listened to reason. As a matter of fact some Afau men say they have been told by Nelson to “ stick to the Afau and do nothing until I return.” LIASOX OFFICER. SYDNEY. Fob. 23. Air Nicholls, of the British Foreign Office, who is on route to Xew Zealand where be will be attached to the Prime Minister’s Department in an informative. consultative capacity is a passenger on the steamer Ormonde. FLOOD DANGER. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Fob. 23. Floods in Bogan river are causing great anxiety at Nyngan. News has been received of a great flood in the 1 upper reaches, travelling eight, miles i an hour. Unless Hood waters near < Nyngau fall considerably this drift, it is feared, will overwhelm the town. The weather is very muggy, and further rain is expected. Station owners and small settlers on the hanks of the Bogan fared badly. In ninny cases 1 the settlers are imprisoned in their I homes with their lands for miles cov- < ered with muddy water. I AVater police are endeavouring to I carry supplies of food to the marooned i settlers but owing to the strong cur- 1 rent their progress is very slow. The : river, which is usually ninety feet, | now ranges in width from two to ten f miles. Further heavy rains ocicirred in the I Rivcrina District, causing several c wash-aways. Part of Junee is again under water and some of the surrounding country is inundated to a depth of two feet. 1 Gnnmain also is experiencing a re- c curronee of floods which last week A caused damage amounting to many i thousands sterling. A number ol business places and residences were flooded, r Coolamon and AA’agga arc also affect- v ed. :l COAT, FOB XEAV ZEALAND. 1 NEAVCASTLE. Feb. 23. t Sailed—Euchungn for Auckland, with the first consignment of an order „ of thirty-seven thousand tons of coal A for New Zealand railways and Inter- \ State Steamships Company. S A FIRE. PERTH. Fob. 23. Three buildings were destroyed by fire at Bruce Rock. The damage is f estimated at twenty thousand lingAY lIA I.TNG FA T A LIT IES. HOBART. Feb. 22. ( Two fatalities occurred during the y cruise of the whale ships. A youth ( Anderson, was fatally injured through a steel hawser breaking when hoisting a huge whale aboard. A second youth ( Holton, was washed overboard in a ( storm and drowned. v RUSSIAN BUYERS OF AAOOL. ( (Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) ~ SYDNEY. Feh. 23. *' One of the factors for the keen competition and high prices at the wool sales, especially for freer type of locks. ‘ is the Russian demand. Buyers from elsewhere are compelled to stretch their limits to the utmost to secure this class from Russian buyers. Russiao activities, however, have not been confined to locks of late, finer quality wools having benelitte.l considerably from this activity. The advent of Rus- . sians as direct buyers has certainly j. been an appreciable factor in keeping the rates at the present buoyant level.