AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1929, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

COINING PLANT SEIZED. Australian Press A^sn.—United Service MELBOURNE, January 8. Detectives who have been investigating tho recent appearances ol spurious llorins, seized what is described as a complete coining plant- in a house at Port- Melbourne. David Mahovsky, described as a Russian, was arrested in bed, and charged with possessing without a license, moulds bearing impresses in resombiance to the King’s coin. He was remanded. KANAKAS GAOLED. SYDNEY, January 8. A message from Babul states that ific natives concerned in the so-called mutiny have been sentenced to six months’ hard labour. QUEENSLANI) FLOODS. BRISBANE, January 8. The weather in the north is clearing. Cairns and other centres report a cessation of rain. It is expected that the rivers will fall as quickly as they rose. The water in Tally River yesterday was 2Aft above the railway bridge. The week’s rainfall in this locality was 2(1 inches, and a ten mile sheet of water stretches between Tally and Belleden. 1 STUD SHEEP FOR .TTMBUCYOO. SYDNEY, January 8. Australian stud sheep of recent years have been despatched to various countries, meeting the needs of breeders desiring to- improve local flocks. The latest news in this connection is the arrival, of a consignment of 200 at Timlmctoo. They left Sydney on October. 8, and arrived in good condition. None wore lost on the trip. DROP IN COAL TRADE. (Received this day at 8.30. a.m.) NEWCASTLE, January 9. The Sub-Collector of Customs has made available returns showing the quantity of coal shipped from Newcastle iast year. Those hear further witness to lost trade in coal in recent years. The exports of coal to interstate and oversea ports totalled 2,880,95 S tons valued at £3,391,301. The output is 700,000 tons less than that of last year, when the coal trade was admittedly depressed. AFTER THE DROUGHT. BRISBANE', January 8. As a result of the recent rains all stock routes in AVinton area, are now open. .Most, graziers have arranged to firing their sheep back; Sufficient grass is now available to "sustain the remnants'of tlm flocks for several months. The watercourses arc still swollen. All the western mails are disorganised. The line to Longrench will not be available for traffic for a week. A KNOCK-OUT;”-SYDNEY, Jan. 9. At Lcichardt Stadium to-night Rm Chrich.tor, a South Coast coal miner, knocked out Jack '"Robertson, a New Zealander, in the first round. The latter commenced' gamely, hut was floored before he got properly going.