AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 June 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A LABOUR' SCANDAL. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 11. The Labour Conference carried a Brisbane resolution favouring socialisation of industry, distribution and control. An exciting debate followed a statement by a delegate that a thousand spurious ballot papers wer* issued for the selection ballot for the Sydney seat in January 1020, ballot boxes, with sliding panels being allegedly used. AY ills, the Chairman, stated a committee was enquiring into the matter but bad not finished the investigation. It had secured sufficient evidence to go into any court. It had been established that a number of ballot boxes, with sliding panels, had been made and delivered. They were used in the selection ballot but wine tber manipulated or not he could not say. Wills added that he had secured a ballot box used in the election of the last executive and discovered it had a sliding panel. ITe,produced tills box for examination. However, the committee had no reason whatever to believe the box was corruptly used in the election of the executive. It was intended to probe the matter to the bottom, and if necessary, take legal action.

the spam Linger cure. (Received this day at 11.45 a.m.) " SYDNEY, June 11. Senator Wilson (.Minister of Health) explaining the reason the Commonwealth was not following up the matter of the Spahlinger tuberculosis cure, said llm Commonwealth had negotiated with Spahlinger, but first desired samples of the vaccine for experimenting on guinea pigs. Spahlinger replied it was inadvisable for Australia, to start manufacture, until the process was thoroughly tested, lie also stated it was unnecessary to experiment on guinea pigs as it was beyond the experimental stage. As this is an apparent contradiction, added to which Spahlinger broke oil the negotia tioiis, the Commonwealth dropped the matter.

MORE POLICE. MELBOURNE, June It. Cabinet are immediately appointing forty-live additional police, in consequence of the crime epidemic, regarding women and girls.