AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 February 1931, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

NOTABLE VISITORS. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, February 6. Lady Game-has postponed her departure for New Zealand owing to the illness of her daughter. Miss Crowdy accompanied Master Phillip Game aboard the Aorangi. Crowdy, 0.8. E., a personal friend of Lady Game wilt accompany Phillip through the tour of the North island. La'iLy Game expects to leave on , Friday' next and will continue the tour from Wellington. A GENEROUS OFFER. SYDNEY, February 6. Miss Dalwood of Wentworth Falls, has offered to receive at her home 20 children.who have been rendered orphans by the New Zealand disaster, £he only condition being tlia tthe children must have lost both their parents and that their ages do no exceed 13 years. BONUS FOR WHEAT. SYDNEY, February 6. The “Pictorial” says the Federal Government’s plan to assist wheat growers is completed. A special farmers relief loan of five million sterling will be placed on the Australian market, The money will be disbursed to farmers in the form of a bonus per bushel. It is intended to bring, their return to the vicinity of 3s per bushel. They will not have to repay the money. *. WOUNDED CONSTABLE. DARWIN, February 6. Constable Reid, who was wounded in the recent Communist outbreak has been discharged from the hospital, but has not returned to duty. An injured Communist, Gordon, is also out of the hospital, but was arrested for wounding Constable McNab, who is still a patient. It is reported that the Communists intend meeting on Sunday in readiness for the Court proceedings on Tuesday. Since the riot Communist meetings have been held, either in obscure corners or in camera.

. COMMERCIAL. MELBOURNE, February 6. "Wheat 2s 2d to 2s 3d, Flour £8 to £8 os, Bran £4, Pollard £4 ss, Oats Is 6d to Is 7d, Barley. (English) 2s Gd to 2s Yd. Maize 3s lOd to 3s lid. A BANK GRANT. MELBOURNE, Fcbr.ia -y r>. The New Zealand' Govern'ib’nt representative here has been advised by the Bank of Australia, that the dil'eet- ■ ors have granted £I,OOO sterling for r the relief of distress iti the New Zealand eartbqtuike nm, FLOOD DAMAGE, Wr WORST IN HISTORY. :!€' 'SYDNEY, February 7. The floods on the north coast of South Wales are the worst in J'gtJj,‘story. Portion of Lismore business centre is submerged and the residents are being rescued from houstops by police boats, which are perilously overloaded. Miles of dairying land is inundated. Kyogle is also partly under water and it is still rainng. Goraki was deluged and is menaced by the flood water but the danger has passed on Tweed river, which is receding. - All. trains have ceased on the North Coast. FUTILE CONFERENCE'. 4 CANBERRA. February 7. I “Delegations expressed doubt about the success of the conference as described as futile. No decisions were reached and the conference adjourned till to-morrow.