AUSTRALIAN CABLES.
("Received lfl.-'io a.m.) HOT WEATHER. SYDNEY, this day. The weather is very hot throughout the Commonwealth. — (A. and N.Z.) In Melbourne the thermometer registered lOSdcg in the city—a record since 1008.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)
RUGBY UNION LOSS. SYDNEY, this day. Mr. \V. T» Watson", the well-known forward and captain of the State Rugby Union fifteen, has resigned hie position on the management committee owing , to having accepted an appointment in the Islands. —(A. and N.Z. Cable.) PORT PIRIE WORKS IDLE. ADELAIDE, this dey. Owing to the plant of Dwight and Lloyds and the Port Pirie smelters being completely destroyed by fire, the smelters have been closed down indefinitely.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
OLD-TIME CRICKETERS. SYDNEY, this day. The New South Wales Cricket Association tendered a dinner to the past and present. inter-Stiite cricketers to celebrate the centenary of the Victorian and New South Wales matches. Among those present were Mr. A. h. Park, aged 85, and Mr. J. H. Morris, aged 90, who played their first, games in 1850.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)
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Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 22, 26 January 1921, Page 5
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