AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 August 1929, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

FRENCH CRUISER,

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, August 28,

The French cruiser Tourville is the object ,of much attention. She is lying at Circular Quay. The Commander and officers are being given a civic reception. OBITUARY. SYDNEY, August 28. Obituary.—The New Zealander, Boyce Bowden, journalist. He was for several years a member of the “Sun” staff. A STRANGE HAPPENING. SUVA, Aug. 28. The. steamer Tofua reports clouds of steam is issuing from Falcon Island. The long low western end is dissolving, while a long point of land, estimated at four miles, is rising at the eastern end. The new land is almost awash with the surface. BAIL TOO HIGH. SYDNEY, Aug. 28. The writ of Ca Re issued against Willie Smith, the billiard player, at the instance of Harrison, a journalist, as. cabled on August 24tli. was set aside to-day by ‘Mr Justice Rogers, who declared that the bail of £5050 exceeded the v amount that was legally pennissable. (STRIKE LEADERS’ CASE. AGA'INST SYDNEY HERALD. SYDNEY, Aug. 28. Judgment was reserved in the Sydney Morning Herald case, in which contempt of Court is alleged against the newspaper (in connection 'with the editorial comments on the arrested strike leaders and “basher” gangs).

RACECOURSE ACCIDENT. (Received this day at 10.30. a.m.' MELBOURNE, August 29. Clearing a six foot brush fence riderless, Polygonum landed in the Leger reserve at Moonee Valley races and crashed into the onlookers. One man was injured. The jockey was thrown the first time round in the hurdle race and had a narrow escape from injury coming down in the centre of the course. The horse continued'to race and when passing the judges box swerved off the course anu jumped the fence.