AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3402, 5 February 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

"’ ’ ’ ' Q-—————--A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.

Received 10.35 a.m. BRISBANE, This Day. The advances to Port Douglas, a State town, were practically demolished by the cyclone; many other towns were badly damaged. A WHEAT POOL. WHEATGROWERS’ SCHEME. Received 10.35 a.m. , This Day. A conference of wheatgrowers of the Commonwealth approved a scheme for a compulsory wheat pool, entirely managed by growers. They are submitting the proposal to Mr Hughes.

A BARQUE ASHORE. Received 10.35 a.m. ADELAIDE, This Day. The French barque Boieldieu is ashore at Lormy Point, York Peninsula. Assistance is being sent.

N.S.W. AGENT-GENE'RAL. Received 10.35 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day. Hall succeeeds Wade as AgentGeneral. “SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS. ROSS MAKES ANOTHER RECORD. Received 10.35 am. MELBOURNE, This ‘Day. The 440 Yards Swimming Championship resulted as follows:—— Ross 1, Beaurepaire 2, Wallace 3. The winner’s time was 5.19 4‘~5, a world’s record. Over the last hundred yards Ross had the race well in hand, and finished strongly S 1-5 seconds ahead of Beaurepaire. ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS. NEW PROGRAMME PROPOSED. Received 11.40 am. ‘ SYDNEY, this day. At the Athletic» Conference, on the sub-committee’s report upon the proposed programmes for future Australasian Championships, Parkinson (Victoria), moved that the Board of Control take a vote by mail,.recommending for confirmation by each afliliatod Association the alternation of the programme providing for the abolition of one and three mile walks, to be sublstituted by a two mile race; omission ‘of the hiammer throw; that 440'ya'1'ds hurdles b.e over 3ft instead of 3ft 6in obstacles; that discus and javelin throws be added to the programme. The rose‘-ution was adopted, and a report from a, subcommittee appointed to revise the rules to bring them into line with the inlternational Oly/mpie Federation, and for the future conduct of Athletic events, was adopted.

MARINE ENGINEERS’ STRIKE.

VVORK NOT TO BE RESUMED.

SYDNEY, Feb. -1.

The marine engineers’ ballot resulted in '3. majority of 215 against resumption of Work. -SHOOTING TRAGEDIE-S. TENTH IN“ _A MONTH. ' SYDNEY, Feb. 4.. A man shof a Vx'onlan named Sfoyneh in an hotel at Manly, and the ncommitin an hotel at Manly, and. then com. miffed suicide. His is the tenth of a series of shooting tragedies during the past month.

. WELUENZA. MORE CASES ON THE BREMEHN. SYDNEY, Feb. -1. Four fresh cases of influenza have occurred amongst the crew of the Bre-' men.