AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 31 March 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAIILF. ASSOCIATION, THE SOT. Alt ECLIPSE. (Received this dav at 3.J0 a.ni.) ADELAIDE Alareh 2S A- a sequel to hist year’s solar eclipse Art G. F. Dodwell 8.A.. F.R.A.S.L. South Australian Astronomer is < ontinuing observations at Cordilla Downs Westralia. in eoiuiection witii the Einstein theory with a special instrument lent by the Pittsburg Observatory. The objective is to secure a comparison of the photographs of the Star- taken at the time of the eclipse with the same stars when they come round again without the stilt. If the comparison discloses the small angle predicted by Einstein to tie an angle of deflection the fact will suppo-t Kin-loin's mathematic:! theory <-f Me universe. GOOD FRIDAY IN SYDNEY. {Received this dav at -.39 a.m.) SYDNEY. .Match 30. l-',,r the holiday it was blistering hoi. Thaie were great crowd- at the Royal Shew and waterside resorts, otherwise the usual -emi-ioligdous D iirvuncc. A .-“ill lie; I v in the evening cooled the heat-baked' city. HOT WEATHER. SYDNEY. Alareh 30. The t hcnumieli’r to-day wa- 99.fi which is three degrees below the Alareh record cf 1899. .SEVERE EARTHQUAKE. BRISBANE. March 30. Advices from Darwin state that a revere earthquake "'.is experienced tlien . which violently shook the tow 1! A QUAKE. (Received tins day at B.JO a.m.) PERTH. AI arcli JO. A severe earth shock was felt at Run Darwin on Wednesday afternoon and a sc: mid one on Thursday morning. COAL TROUBLE. SYDNEY. Alareh JO. The Federal Premier. Air Bruce, lias informed a depiiat inn of tbe coni minors that he wr- unable to -ugge-l any remedy for the inteiiniueiicv of work at Newel:-iha If the Illinois persisted In stoppage-, however, hi- ('••■ vermneut va uhl uun-idcr the withdrawal of the (' ;,| Tribunal. He a.lv i-ed the miner- r. piv-entat i'-'c- to ensure coutnuiiy and said matters would then right themselves. CLAIM AGAINST DOCTORS. SYDNEY. Alanli JO hi a case against Sydney doctors, Chisholm Ross am! David Hawke, wherein a -chuol I earlier claims L'2t)99 for v.Tuiigiul detention in mental asylum-, a stav of proceeding- lias been granted In'the dcJcmlants. except on one a'count, which the Judge said should he decided by a jury.

N.S.W. RAILWAY CASE. SYDNEY. Alareh JO William Gunner and Eugene 1 rim. whose trial was cabled on hebiuary “Util, were sentenced to three years ji,ul 2.J years respectively for taking wage-sheets and collecting pay tor fictitious name-, on the X.-.W. Railway. DRnt'CHT IN SYDNEY. Received this day at 9.15 a.m.' SYDNEY. Mai'eii 31. Y, -id day's heal, being the elimination of several lo t day-, greatly intensified the fears that ihe drought, which i- already sci'iou-, is going In pm ve pro l l l acted and futtber water re-t t ict inns may Le nece-sary. s-uL-urban gai'denci- are having a .-treniiom- tunc trying, with. I'tickets. Io iin tlo'd' I: t].- f j on) ruination. ENVOYS IN AUSTRALIA. (Received this dav al 9.2.) a.m.) SYDNEY. Match 28. AL Brin e declines to di-m-- file question of deporting the IM-h envoys. It i- umdliemUy -tat'd ilmt; the Governnit'll! I>:i.s no pjwt'i In in(orv'» HO- - trial D\ jury lot' sedition. Tin Government lms power to compel the oath of allegiance before landing, but iin protest \v«) s oi Milt 4 ;ii lho tune.