AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3382, 10 January 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

A MELBOURNE BLAZE. ESTIMATED DAMAGE £20,000. Received 11.a.m. 3 MELBOURNE, This Day. ' A fire at Robinson and Marshalls wool flock mills, South Melbourne, caused damage estimated at £20,000. B ROSS-SMITH’S REPAIRS. I PROCEEDING SATISFACTORILY. i Received 11 a.m_ i SYDNEY, This Day. : A telegram from Ross—Smitll states that repairs to his aeroplane are being ‘satisfactorily efécuted. He will find lno difficulty in flying to L~3y~;lney. 1 GOVERNOR OF N.S.W. . NARRO-’WLY ESCAPED [NJI)}’.Y. STONE THROWN AT TR.-KIN’. ‘ Received «11 a..nl. A SYDNEY, This Day. ‘The Governor narrowly escaped injury while travelling in a train near Maldon station. a stone ‘being thrown through the window of his compartment_ ~ ‘ " ' NEW QUEENSLAND SPEAKER. MR BERTRAM ELECTED. ‘ eßceived 11 am. BRISBANE, This Day. Bertram has been elected Speaker of the Assembly. ' UNEMPLOYED DE7MO?.‘T-‘.-‘aTF2A’.I.‘ION. INTERCEPTED BY POI.«lICE. THE PREMIER INTERVIEWED. Received 11 a.m. BRISBANE, This Day A meeting of unemployed was followed 13)? a march to the. Premier’s of-' flee. The demonstrators were intercepted by the police, who after a struggle, captured the banner carried by the unemployed. Later an inter-~ view was arranged with the Premier, and the crowd dispersed. SHIPPING HOLD-‘JP. ‘ CAUSES HIGH PRICES. Received 11 a.m.. _ BRISBANE, This Day. As a result of the shipping hold-up Potatoes are selling at the phenomenal Price of £SO a ton.