AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 February 1939, Page 7

AUSTRALIA

[by cabIe— PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] STOWAWAY’S DETENTION. SYDNEY. February 7. According to the “Sun, a IG-year-old Auckland youth, who stowed away ... on the Wanganella. “in order to see ? the world,” will be accommodated for - the next 13 days in the Wanganella’s dummy funnel. He will have little opportunity of going beyond his novel apartment until he is returned to New Zealand. FLAX INDUSTRY. MELBOURNE, February 8.An extensive Australian flax industry, with ia possible value of £2,000,000 annually, was predicted before the Tariff Board. An application was made to the Boand, that flax and hemp should be subject to duties of 30 per cent., British preferential tariff, and 45 per cent, general tariff.

WYATT EARP.

HOBART, February 7.

Federal Ministers inspected the Lin-coln-Ellsworth Expedition ship Wyatt Earp, lying at a local wharf, with a view to its purchase for £4OOO. It is proposed to use the ship for periodic cruises to the Antarctic for meteorological purposes in co-operation with New Zealand. (Received February S, 1 p.m.) HOBART. February S.

The Federal Government has decided to buy the Wyatt Earp for £4400. Included in the purchase price are two planes, one of which is specially equipped to give it a flying range of 2000 miles. N.Z. VEGETABLES. SYDNEY. February 7. A consignment of 4400 bags of onions, 502 bags of cabbages, 62 cases of beans, 39 cases of peas, 100 bags of pumpkins, 86 sacks of swede turnips, and other vegetables arrived here in excellent condition from New Zealand on the Wanganella to-day. They are being marketed to-morrow.

This shipment will afford relief in the acute vegetable shortage. However, local reports state that the position in regard, to peas and beans, is becoming easier, owing to supplies coming from Tasmania and Queensland.