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Hokitika Guardian, 1 April 1920, Page 3

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. I AUSThAI.IAN c Z N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION' ! SYDNEY SHOW. SYDNEY, This Day. Awards for four year Clydesdales at . the show include Stokes’ Scotland’s Peer, as champion; Gillies and Walters Buclileyvies Choice, second and reserve champion; Tetisots Itvenmay third. All I were bred in New Zealand, j At the show cattle sales the demand was Hinted owing to the drought and prices were generally below recent averages with exceptionally high figures. At the top price 5 720 guineas being paid for - a short-horn bull. New Zealand consignments of short-horn hulls sold on behalf of McNab estate and D. Wright, ranged from twenty-five to one hundred guineas. Beef cattle sold on behalf of Dalzell Bros of New Zealand range from seventy to 155 guineas. ,

, OBITUARY. SYDNEY, March 31. Obituary.—Father Tiglie. He frequently visited New Zealand.

GOVERNOR’S HOPE. SYDNEY, March 31. At the official opening of the Jubilee show the Governor paid a tribute to the high standard of exhibits and expressed the hope lie would see the GovernorGeneral’s name associated with chair of forestry.

CONFISCATED GOLD. MELBOURNE, March 31. The an thorites have decided to confisj cate one quarter only of the gold found ■ on Hindus, cabled on the sth. i VALUABLE BULL CALF. (Received this day at 9.20 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. At the show stock Sales, a liereford ■hull calf realised eight hundred guineas. STATE REVENUE. SYDNEY, This Day. The State revenue for the past nine months increased by £3,621,761 com parcd with the previous similar period. FLOATING MINE. SYDNEY, This Day. A lloating mine was found near Botany Heads. ■ CONTROL OF FLYING. MELBOURNE, This Day.

Air Hughes' promised Aero Club that the Commonwealth ‘Government would centralise and control hying. FEDERAL CAPITAL. MELBOURNE, This Day. In the House of Representatives Mr Hughes forecasted that Parliament would meet at Camberra within five years. , SOLDIERS PARTY. MELBOURNE,-Thu Day. The Soldiers Party consisting of ten Government supporters, and three members of the country party, has been formed in the Federal parliament to look after soldiers interests. Mr Fleming is leader. PASSPORT REFUSED. MELBOURNE, This Day. Government refused an application by Air Qeorgesou concerned in the wheat commission for a passport to visit mineral springs in New Zealand.