AUSTRALIAN

Hokitika Guardian, 30 March 1922, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN

AUSTRALIAN AND CARLE ASKtiol ATWN SUGGESTION OF SUICIDE. MELBOURNE. March 29. The post mortem on the hoy Marple showed it hat he was shot by a small bullet, similar to that used in his own rifle. As far ns is known, none of the attackers used such a, rifle. It is believed that Marple committed suicide to avoid arrest.

TRITSCHKE MURDER

ROSS’S GROUND FOB APPF.AI

SPDNEY, M:mTi 20

The High Court has commenced the hearing of the application by Ross for special leave to arpenl against his sentence of death in connection with the Gun Alley murder on the ground that tho decision of the \ iotorian Court of Criminal Appeal in refusing his nppcail was wrong in law. Counsel for Ross submitted that the confession <m which Ross was convicted was the result of •' eonpiracy as the woman Matthews was at d aggers drawn with Ross.

SYDNEY. March 30

The first steamer of the GermanAustralian line, will lenve Hamburg for Australia in the middle of June and will arrive early in August.

CHURCH CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, March 30,

Tlic* Conference of Church Delegates continued the discussion whether an eniseopnoy would he forced on all churches in the event of Union, 01 whether n modus opern.ndi would he found between episcopacy and prosbv- + '>rinnism. A motion was carried that in view of all the circumstances it was expedient that the policy of the rounited Catholic Church he episcopal, provided that the appointment of Bishops he sirred in »y the Ministry and T.nitv that in all administrative actions Bishops he responsible to the .representative -Assembly. Synod or Conference: that acceptance of episcopacy does not necessarily imply that, the ministerial authority cannot other wise he obtained, or that episcopacy is the only elrnnel of Divine Grace. A motion was also carried welcoming the assurance implied in the l.ambeth appeal, that each group he free to retain its owm: characteristic method of worship 'and service so long ns it; is not inconsistent with the fellowship ol the whole.

CHURCH UNTON

'«lec»ived This Dnv at 11..10 n.mA I SYDNEY, March 30. j The Church Conference passed a resolution that the conditions for the mutual recognition of the Episcopal and Noil-Episcopal orders and commissions he thoroughly explored hy the respective churches, and recommends the appointment of a committee to ascertain the possibilities oi arriving at a common mind. It was also agreed to, that an interim joint committee hie appointed to consider and recommend definite schemes of co-operation. The following went elected :-—Anglican, iSrshop of WiUoehra, Canon Hughes, juid Dean f , rf*shvt*]’!fiflj E#ffls?op Ew'?

per, and Revd George Tait; Methodist, Bevd \V. Tl. Beale, and Doctor Carruthers; Congregational, Revd E. Davies and F. V. Pratt; two secretaries, Pevds P. A. Mieklem and A. P. Campbell. 1 The Bishop of Bradford advocated the ! Nicene Creed as tire obvious standard : of the reunited church. He was satis- ! bed that every test of Catholicity would | serve as a standard for ordination to 1 the Ministry as outlined for the instruc- | tion of all members of the church, and i ns a confession for congiV?gational wori s,li l’- ! The motion was carried. Whilst the j conditions of membership to the reunited church would be satisfied by the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed would be appropriate as a common stand for precedent to the Union.