AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

PURCHASE OF STEAMERS

(Australian Press Association)

(Received this day at 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 19

The Union Coy inis completed the purchase of it. 8. Lamb Coy’s timber carrying steamers, (lie Gabriella now en route to New Zealand ; the Kalingo, already in Dominion waters; the Umana, at present laid 'up at Sydney : and a ship now being built in the United Kingdom similar to the Kalingo The vessels have really been engaged carrying hardwoods l’roi toffs Harbour and Port Stephens to New Zealand with return loadings of pine. YACHT MACE .MELBOURNE, Feb 19. The first heat in the yacht races for the Foster Cup resulted, after a strenuous tussle: Gwylan 1, Caress the Second 2, 'l’as,sic the Third 3. These were the only boats to finish out of 12 starters. Half a gale was blowing and neavv seas put the others out of the running. Only excellent seamanship enabled the three to finish. The winner, en route to its moorings, capsized and sank. The first two are Queensland yachts and the third is Tasman - ian, VICTORIAN WHEAT YIELD. MELBOURNE, Feb. 19. Victorian wheat carried or awaiting transport by rail amounts to over, 18,000,000 bushels, Four million bushels have been retained for seed and 3$ millions carried by road. It is expected the total crop will exceed 2b million bushels. N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY, Feb. 19. In the Legislative Assembly, Sir Thomas Henley questioned the Premier whether he had seen press cuttings and photographs from a New York newspaper depicting a slave market in Sydney where unemployed ■sold themselves to the highest bidder. The Premier replied that he had no knowledge of such scurrilous matter, and would, if possible, stop the publication of untrue statements in oveiseas press. It was explained that the incident apparently arose from the actions of an irresponsible man about two months ago, who at an unemployed meeting divested himself of his coat and shirt and jocularly offered himself to any employer at any old price. A WOOL ORGANISER. (Received this dav at 9.40 a.m.A FREEMANTLE. February 19. Arrived Or ford from London.-Sir John Vicars who is associated with the organisation of Bawra, is a passenger. He has been inquiring into the outlook in Britain for colonial wool, as supplies of artificial silk are becoming scarcer and dearer. Manufacturers must have something to replace synthetic silk that has been used so largely for many garments and wool will probably he employed for an admixture.