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FIRE MENACE EASED

Rain Fell in Many

Parts

MORE SHOWERS EXPECTED

SYDNEY, Tuesday

With the heat wave broken throughout the State, light rain was falling in many inland centres to-day Some good falls were recorded all coastal districts, while there was steady rain on the southern table

lands

A special forecast, issued by Mr Mares to-night, promises extensive and general rains throughout the State before the end of the week

To-day, only three towns reported

a continuance of the heat wave. They were Walgett 110, Bourke 104,

Coonabarraban 102.

BEACH BATHERS CRITICISED

"It is a pity that civilisation in the growth of a city too often compels the spirit of the pioneer, of help to others, to recede into the back-

ground "

This statement was made to-day by the Minister for Education (Mr Drummond) when commenting on the spectacle of thousands of people, many of them physically fit, sitting on the beaches "coolly disregarding   the fire menace which last Saturday threatened to destroy homes and in some cases the lives of owners"

CLAIMS FOR INSURANCE

More than 600 claims from fire loss were lodged with Sydney insurance companies to-day It was stated that several companies had received   claims of £15,000 and more.  

The president of the Fire and Ac- cidents Insurance Associations (Mr Reynolds) said that it was impossible to accurately estimate the insurable damage throughout the State for at  

least a week

PINE FORESTS THREATENED

CASINO, Tuesday

After fighting dangerous fires, which yesterday threatened the pine and hardwood forests of the Rich- mond Range, forestry officers blamed careless campers and fishing parties for the outbreaks They said it was time the Government imposed severe penalties for carelessness in regard to camp fires

YASS FIRES UNDER CONTROL

The absence of rain in the Yass district is causing some alarm. The fires are now under control but stock are in need ot water and grass. Tank water on the outlying stations is very low and the position will be serious if rain does not fall within the next few days. The township itself is not suffering a shortage as the residents are receiving a good supply of water

since the introduction of a filtration plant a few months ago

CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIEF

FUNDS

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.  

The public is contributing gener- ously to the various funds for the re- lief of bush fire victims, and nearly £80,000 has been subscribed to date

The fires are now under control, but there is still danger in Gippsland and the North East, where insuffi- cient rain has fallen to quell the fires

Hundreds of men are working to make the position safe, in the event of a recurrence of hot weather

Mr and Mrs Gordon Davis, of Fitzroy, who were reported missing, arrived in Melbourne to-day from

Walhalla.

N.Z. SYMPATHY ACKNOWLEDGED

His Excellency, the Governor- General (Lord Gowrie) has despatch- ed the following reply to the message from the Governor-General of New   Zealand (Viscout Galway): -

"Desire to express to you gratitude of Government and people of Aust- ralia for the kind expressions of sym- pathy contained in your telegram. We are greatly appreciative indeed of   your thought of our people in their tribulation and sorrow. We are glad to say that the indications are that the climax of our trouble has been passed and that there will be an abatement of the fire at an early

date.  

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