AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 February 1931, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MATTHEW’S GIVES UP. j (Au nivalin il Pirns Association.) DAP WIN, Feb. 12. Captain Matthews is returning to Sydney aboard the Marelln, with ins damaged aeroplane also aboard, lor repairs. Captain Matthews has abandoned the idea of dying back to England owing to the bad weather. STRANDED STEAMER. FREMANTLE, February IT A tug is being sent from llntnvia to try to tow off the stranded steamer. Shunsei Marti, which is holed in the bows. The other stranded vessel is likely to lie abandoned. The three Japanese freighters reported on February Kith, are unlikely to venture inside the reef. Hence the order for a lug. BRITISH CAPITALISTS. • CANBERRA, February 12. Sir James Mitchell, Premier of Western Australia, lias sent a snblogram to London for publication in the newspapers appealing to British investors lor assistance for the Commonwealth. Tim appeal emphasises that the D—pudiation talk about Australia is iresented by eighty per cent, of the citizens. He says—“We are in a tight comer, having two and a-half million unemployed, due to the sudden di“P in our export, values. Wo are British people, who are holding Australia for the Empire. We feel that we have the

right to ask help from you, especially I when Britain is lending freely t,o other countries which are not more British and are not offering better security J than we are.” j AN ELECTION STRUGGLE. ; TO OUST LABOUR. j SYDNEY, February 12. j Whether the East Sydney Federal seat, which formerly was a Labour stronghold, can he won from Labour as was Parkes, is to he put to Ihe test by Hie National Party, "hose nominee lor tin* bye-election is .Ji L. 0. Courtenay, a former City Alderman. He was selected to-night Irom j fifteen aspirants, including Sir Keith Smith, .the well known aviator. The late member for East Sydney, Air John West, was a popular Labour veteran, and was unbeatable while bo lived Labour's nominee will be seleetod to-morrow night. U is rumoured Premier Lang is a likely candidate. COM MON\YE V LTH FIN ANUE. SYDNEY. February 12. Further conversations on the financial proposals evolved by the Federal j Treasurer, Mr Theodore, which were i discussed early this week at Cmi- ! herra were conducted yesterday au< ! („-day in Sydney. Mr Theodore eoniUr red with the Commonwealth Bank I Board which it. is understood resisted any measure of inflation as a rcine<.\ for the national financial ills. Air Theodore lias again departed from Canberra in order to present bis report noon the subject o| mission.