AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 July 1924, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

COKE INDUSTRY DISPUTE. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received July 9, 10.20 a'.nx. SYDNEY, July 9. After consideration of the position of the coke workers employed at Hoskins’ iron and steel wprks at Lithgow, the chairman of the colte industry special tribunal ordered the men to return to work, RICH GOLD DISCOVERIES. SYDNEY, July 9. ' The discovery of a. rich gold reef, four feet wide, is reported from Calafat. Prospects by dollying give ten ounces of gold per' ton. Two other finds, assayed between eight and ten ounces per ton, were recently made in the same locality. SYDNEY STATISTICS. ; SYDNEY, July 9.

The vital statistics show that the population of the city of Sydney and suburbs numbered 981,400 on December 31 last, an increase of 24,000 during the year. The actual city population is 109,970. The number of marriages contracted during 1923 wa.s 9734: which is 5.6 per cent, below the average for the past five years. The births registered totalled 21,990, comprising 11,261 males and 10,729 females,.which is five per cent, below the average for the past five years. There were 9390 deaths, which is eight per cent, the average for tlie past five years except the influenza year, 1919. The number of children ,who died under one year of age was 1405, or 69,3 per thousand births. The deaths through cancer have decreased three per cent, in comparison with the 1918-1922 period. SUGAR CROP. MELBOURNE, July 9. The season’s sugar crop in Queensland will amount to 350,000 tons' of unrefined, and about 50,000 tons will be available for export.

WIN FOB ANTI-LABOURITES. MELBOURNE, July 9. In the State Assembly anti-Labour members combined solidly, voting against and thereby defeating a Labour amendment to one of the first motions after the'*' formal opening. This has raised the hopes of those desiring, an anti-Labour Ministry, though the Farmers’ Union decision is a stumbling block. DANGER. TO SHIPPING. PERTH, Julv 9. The trouble over the steamer Kyogle continues, and it is found that unless • the dispute is settled in time to allow the vessel .to land fuel supplies at unattended lighthouses on the north-west coast the lights will go out and shipping will be endangered. MOTION RULED OUT. Received Julv 9. 11.35 a.m. SYDNEY. July 9. In the Assembly Mr McGirr’s motion was not seconded, and was ruled out. STUNTS BY AIRMAN. Received Julv 9. 1.35 p.m. SYDNEY, July 9. A considerable public outcry has been aroused concerning the doings of an airman who performed a. number of daring evolutions over the city. He circled the higher buildings and flew so low at times as to cause thrills. Over the harbour he descended so low in the ferry boat zone that captains stopped their vessels and sounded the wanting syrens. The police are taking action to ston such displays as dangerous.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.