AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

dian Press Assn.—United Servioe

N.S.W. STORM. SIDNEY, June 26. ro is a cyclonic gale along the districts of New South Wales.

It has already caused heavy damage to property. It lias rendered necessary a postponement of the departure of coastal shipping. Thera is also a great interruption of the telegraphic communications. The gale is still raging at the rate of fifty-four miles per hour.

SYDNEY GRAFT QUESTION.

SYDNEY, Juno 20,

The New South Wales Cabinet today discussed the Civic Royal Commission’s finding, but deferred action, pending a decision by its counsel ns to whether any prosecution could l>c successfully launched.

FLIERS’ MOTHER ALIVE. SYDNEY, June 27

The Pacific . flier, Lyons, radioed from the Sonoma that his mother was Wot dead- Another ‘woman of the same name in the same town is dead, whom the correspondent confused.

DAIRY MANAGERS’ CONFERENCE SYDNEY, June 27.

Dairy factory- managers, in conference resolved to try and eliminate all but the choicest quality of butter from export. Thorby (Minister of Agriculture) announced that this year 93 per cent, of tho butter produced in New South Wales was choicest of which local consumption is increasing at the rate of three thousand tons yearly.

LEAGUE RUGBY.

ROCKHAMPTON, June 27

At League Rugby, England defeated Central Queensland by 27—11 in an erratic wind. England played only six test men.