AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 January 1921, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. TIMBER COMPANY’S LOSS. SYDNEY, January 5. Lire destroyed a portion of the Australian Timber Company’s premises at Haberfield. The damage is estimated at £IO,OOO. NEW BUILDINGS. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.fn.) SYDNEY, Jan. 7. New buildings in the city and suburbs during 1921) cost £9,273,659 sterling, (cmpared with £4,788,804 for the previous year. AN APPOINTMENT. SYDNEY, Jan. 7. After a conference between University and Government, Mr MeGirr announced it had been decided to appoint a professor to a new chair of pyschialry at tlie University. S.A. ELECTIONS. ADELAIDE, Jan. 7. The general elections will be held on April 9th. SMALL GOLD OUTPUT. (Received This Day at 8.30 a.m.) PERTH, Jan. 7. Westraiia’s gold yield for the past year was 617,812 fine ounces, 111,221 ounces below the previous year.

COAL OUTPUT. (Received This Day at 10 40 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 7. S. Bird, President of Illawarra coal miners, replying to a charge of reduced output, stated that Australian miners produced considerably more daily than American and twice as much as British miners. CROSS-BRED WOOLGROWERS.

(Received This Day at 10.40 a.m.) MELOURNE, This Day,

Representatives of cross-bred woolgrowers, as a conference passed a resolution unanimously that in view of the great difficulty experienced in the sal of cross-bred wool, an Australian cross-bred wool committee be appointed for the purpose of forwarding tlie interests generally of cross-bred growers; also that a cross broils wool pool will be formed.

I SHIPPING GLUT. SYDNEY, January 7. i There is a big glut of tonnage in flic , Industry. Wheat freights have dropped from 150/- per ton weight. lin a few weeks. A big fall is likely j in general cargo freights. BANQUET SPEECH. SYDNEY. January 7. Premier Storey, at the Labour Party’s farewell banquet said whatever happened in regard to financial obligations, the State would never be guilty of repudiation. STEWARDS STRIKE. SYDNEY, January 7. | Moate the stewards general secretary, stated members were preparing for a struggle to last .months. ’Finance would hold out for half a year, A PROHIBITION, MELBOURNE, Jan, 6. Regulations issued, prohibit the use of the word “Anzao” in trade business, house, boat, or vehicles, WOOL SALES, SYDNEY, January 7. i The “Herald’s’ London correspondent referring to the English wool trade snvs the news regarding tin* first sale of the season in New Zealand is a wet blanket : on the market,. Christchurch never : sent over tin* worst cable, considering prices are only half tlie appraisement values. New Zealand growers got a nasty knock at the initial sales, which j do not augur for the. new clip. Prices all round are the same as ruling in Buenos Ayres, !

SIR CONAN DOYLE

SYDNEY, Januajrv 7

Sir Conan Doyle is placed at *hc interest shown in spiritualism by New Zealand people. He was particularly impressed by the Maoris who greatly fascinated him. Ho is convinced they are Europeans but is puzzled to know how they got to New Zealand. “You have only to look at their language to see that wherever you touch it you find European words coining up. Another fact is they have no writings, which is a sign they broke away very early from the root race in early Welsh history.” He was also struck with the. extraordinary memory of the Maoris. Doyle is charmed with the beauty of New Zealand, both in the cities and quiet places. THE TOZER TRAGEDY. . (Received This Day at 12.20 p.m.) - SYDNEY, January 7. Mrs Mart is still in hospital slowly recovering. The hearing of the charge of murdering Dr Tozer has been further postponed for i\ week.