AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 November 1923, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association-'

“OIL” FIASCO. PERTH, November 6. In connection with the Lake Oil case, the promoters, m view oi the mining engineer’s adverse report, decided to cease work, and refund all the shareholders moneys.

WELCOME RAIN. SYDNEY, November 6. Excepting in the north coast of the western division further useful rain has fallen over the State and generally improved crops and pastures, and <he outlook in the wheat areas. Ram caused delay in hay-making, but this is more than balanced by the improved grain prospects.

'QUAKES RECORDED. SYDNEY, November 5. Seismal records in Sydney show records of earth shocks on Saturday so violent that they caused the instruments to swing to the fullest limit. Tho first waves arrived at 7.14 on Saturday morning, and reached the maximum at 7.30. Smaller tremors were recorded on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. DETERMINED SUICIDE. BRISBANE, November 6. A sensational suicide is reported at Bowen, of an unkonwn man who in a naked condition, entered the railway yards and climbed into a locomotive. Eluding the fireman, he opened the firebox and dived into the furnace. Attempts to drag him out failed. Before the fire was extinguished, the body was charred. The man’s clothes were subsequently found in the yard. The victim was presumably demented.