AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 February 1929, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

i\i’,W SOUTH WALES FLOODS. (Australian Press Association) (United Service.) SYDNEY, February 12. The coastal areas in New South Wales are getting the worst drenching for years. There has been a regular deluge in Sydney since Friday. It is still raining. Nearly six inches fell in four days. There is further rain on tin* North Const, with no sign o abatement. Another .Manning river fanner was drowned. There are appalling losses of dairy cattle and the maize crops. MOTH ’PLANE HITS TREE TOP SYDNEY, February 10. A Gypsy Moth plane, travelling from Melbourne to Sydney, crashed near Goulbourn to-day. The occupants were Captain Cornish (owner) and Mr G. K. Wrido. Roth were killed. They had landed at Goulbourn for breakfast and were advised not to con tinue the flight, owing to low clouds making flying dangerous, as the locality is heavily timbered. It is surmised that they struck a tree top. The plane was seen to crash bv the driver of a passing train, which stopped. Men rushed to the scene, and extricated the two airmen from the wreckage. One was already dead, and the other died in a few minutes. Roth the deceased were motor traders. Wride. was an employee of Dalgety and Co. SLUMP IN N.Z. OIL SHARES. SYDNEY, February 11. Blenheim oil shares dropped by 25s to 70s to-day. The market was unable to find buyers. On the Sydney Stock Exchange Taranaki oil shares dropped Is .3d to

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON TOWN CLERK. HOBART, Feb. 11. H. Morris, town clerk of Brighten muncipalitv, was viciously attacked his office and liis bead was battered. He is not expected to recover. The police arc searching for his assailant.