LATE NEWS LONG DROUGHT BROKEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1946, Page 7

LATE NEWS LONG DROUGHT BROKEN

HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN N.SAV. (Rec, 3.5 p.m.) SYDNEY,. Sept. 20. Rains in llie drought areas iirNew South Wales are continuing and in some* places as much, as two and a half inches have fallen. A large section of the State, however, including the. central and western plains, the northern River - ina, and the central tablelands,, has yet to benefit. Partial loss of the wheat ■ crop and continued Stock .losses are regarded as being inevitable. Drought - stricken south - west Queensland is receiving what some gra’ziers describe as the best’ September rains in living memory. • ■ During August more than-1,000,000 sheep and 75,000 cattle were transported by rail’in New South Wales. TRIAL OF ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC (Rec. 3.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 19. It is officially stated in Belgrade that the trial of Archbishop Stepinac who has been, indicted “for crimes against the people and the State,” will begin on September 29, when he will be the principal defendant in the trial of alleged Croat terrorists, which was adjourned on September 18 to allow the investigation of charges against him. The Exchange Teelgraph’s Rome correspondent says .that when news of Archbishop . Stepinac’s arrest reached the Vatican to-day the Pope sent the American Bishop, Dr. Patrick Hurley, Papal Envoy in Belgrade, who was in Vatican City for a rest, by special plane to Belgrade. STALEMATE ON BRITISH STEAMER . (P.A.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 20. The crow cf the British v steamer Samnethy who walked off the vessel at sailing time yesterday afternoon as a protest against the food and because of other grievances had not returned this morning when only the captain, officers and one - cadet were aboard. There was no ’ indication as to when the stalemate would end. STATE RECEPTION TO .RUGBY TOURISTS - (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 20. The Australian Rugby team was accorded a State reception in Wellington to-day, being welcomed by the Prime Minister (Mr. Fraser). Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union Council, announced that the tour had been extended by two days to enable the Australians to visit Rotorua after the last match. PRICES REACH NEW LOW IN NEW YORK > (Rec. 2.40 p.m.) NEW YORK, Sept. 19. Heavy selling orders flooded the stock market to-day, plunging prices to a new low level-for the past 17 months. Tickers fell seven minutes behind transactions. Many leading issues dropped by, more than, six points. LOUIS TO HAVE LONG REST (Rec. 3 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 19. Joe Louis received 103,611 dollars as his share of the net proceeds of last night’s fight and Tami Mauriello 38,854 dollars. Mike Jacobs announced that Louis is not fighting again before January. He added: “H Bruce Woodcock wants to fight Louis he must first come here and score some victories.”