AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 March 1930, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

JAPANESE R OTARI AN S

(Australian Press Association)

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 11

A party of Japanese delegates to the Third Pacific Rotary Conference opening at Sydney on March 18tji. have arrived and been duly welcomed. Fraternal greetings from Rotarians in Japan were brought by Yozo Nomura, of Yokohama, who hastened to assure Australians and New Zealanders that Japanese were not a warlike people. On the contrary they would be found worthy neighbours and friends.

A PRESENTATION.

(Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 11.

Capt. H. Morrisby, Traffic Inspector of the. Union Steamship Coy., who is retiring after forty-years'-service, was presented with a wallet of notes by the wharves’ staff.

MASCOT TO LONDON

AUSTRALIAN’S PROJECT

SYDNEY, March- TO

David Smith, aged 20 j begins - a flight to London from' Makpot during the coming .week-end. He is using a Ryan Monoplane, and he will he accompanied by Walter Shier's as mechanic. The latter was a member of Sir Ross Smith’s crew, which blazed the trail from England to Australia several years ago.

COMMONWEALTH LOANS

(Received this day at 9.40 a.m.)

SYDNEY, -March -12

The subscriptions to Commonwealth six per cent conversion and redemption loan were three million over the amount required. The total amount to l>e covered is ten million four hundred thousand sterling, which falls due for payment next Saturday. The Treasurer already lias twenty four millions in hand-towards the sixty mil lions conversion duo in December.

NARKUNDA ARRIVES. FREMANTLE, March 12

No communication with passengers is permitted on board the Narkund.i bec-ans" of the smallpox patients put aslio"- at Colombo.'

Following a'miedical examination it ivii.s reported that no suspicion has been aroused by ’the health of any passenger., .; f- ;

Fremantle passengers were taken to the station and all mails fumigated. It is understood the Narkuiula is proceeding to Melbourne in quarantine.