AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1929, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

RETURNED SOLDIERS. (Australian Press Association). , SYDNEY, June 5. War reminiscences anecdotes at Gallipoli flowed freely at the first reunion of New Zealand returned soldiers and New Zealand Imperial exservicers in Sydney, 150 .of whom gathered at a dinner at Sydney to-night, presided over by the Mayor, J. London. Among the guests were Messrs Blow and Barnett of the "New Zealand Government Agency, and Sir Charles Rosenthal!. The: organisers' were J. Angus, R. Chapman, Roy Stan’ey, A resolution was carried unanimously disapproving of 'the action of tiPJ' Alayor of Auckland .in not extending hospitality .to the officers and men of the Emden, aiul considers the Mayor's attitude not only; petty, but unchrist-

VOLUNTEER WORKERS START UNDER POLICE PROTECTION. MELBOURNE, June 4. Volunteer workers at the timber yards began work to-day under police protection. This is provided by the Government. Scores of the strikers’ pickets gathered about the mills and they tried to> induce the volunteers to withdraw but tlie police moved them on.. There was no disturbance.

DAIRY FARAIERS. (Received this day at 8.30- a.m.) SYDNEY, June 5. At the annual meeting of Dairy Factory Managers and Secretaries, the President, Air AV. Fackender, declared as proposed the new United States tariff would drive Canadian dairy produce off the market. Naturally, Canada would in the future'ship more heavily to London. This would directly afleci both New Zealand and Canada, making competition still more acute lor Australia. He urged Australian daily farmers to adopt more scientific methods of cropping for; ensilage, and topdressing, ifpqEjlying closely on the New Zealand fanners, and thereby be prepared for eventualities. r { . Mr A tears described the great strides the butter industry had made' in New Zealand and also the measures whereby this was attained. >•

PIG,pH.OOTER KI^jLED. LOADED GUN THROWN AT LITTER. ’ SYDNEY, June 3. A party of pastoralists went shooting wild pigs near,- Alorec. Geofficj Neich, aged twenty-five, became ex cited when a litter, of pigs jumped up close to where he was standi ng } and threw his loaded gun at them. lue charge exploded and shot, him in the stomach. He died immediately. HEAVY RAIN IN TASMANIA* .. *j. ; HOB ART,.; June 5.. Heavy rains: in the north-western areas caused the rivers to, : rise considerably, Much, damage .was done. The railway .line and traffic was blocked between; Penguin and Ulverstone by a landslide, .and washaways. occurred at Latrabe and Nerseylea.