AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1923, Page 3

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AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY. Septemher 27. The New South Wales Assembly towny passed a- Supply Bill ol £3.000.000 including a vote of £SOOO for Lady Davidson in recognition of the distinguished services rendered by her lute husband. Mr Lung, Leader of the Opposition, while not disputing the justice ot a grant to Lady Davidson, said the Government gave far more to one of their own class than to the workers On,, or two other Labour members carped. but without opposing tho vote. RF.I.LBiRD DISASTER. SYDNEY. September 27. At the. lielliiird Mine inquest. Mr Kill;, manager of Aberclaie Colliery, gave evidence that he had formed no definite opinion how the disaster occurred. lie thought it ju-t passible there was a local lire which distallcd gases from the coal, and these gases exploded. He thought coal dust played no j >:i l l in the accident. A definite conclusion could not he reached till the mine was reopened. He considered the time had arrived when naked lights should not l.e used on the Maitland coalfields. Two miners gave evidence that there was no sign of fire in the portion of the pit where the explosion happened, shoitly before it occurred. ALLEGED MURDER. SYDNEY, Sept. 27. Parsons, who was arrested on September 21th.. Inis been discharged from the hospital, lie was remanded on a charge of murdering Henderson. WATKANE SCRATCHED SYDNEY. Sept. 23. Waikaiic has been scratched fur the Metropolitan fodder conservation. (Received this day at 11.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, September 28. Mr Ivlwood Meade’s report on Lite Muriumhidgee and Murray irrigation areas, dealing with the question ol fodder conseivat ion. -ays that no State scheme is justified at the present time but lie favoured the encouragement of the cieat ion of lucerne grow ing areas in the pastoral districts and increased individual action in Lho direction ol fodder conserenlion. ' MARRIAGE LAW. HOBART’. September 23. The Assembly passed a Bill validating the martiages o; women with deceased husband's brothers of which there are several cases in Tasmania. ARTISTS’ BALL. (Received this day at 12 mam). fsYDNEA . Scpi. 2A. The Town Hall wn~ -rowd-il lor the second annual artists' hall, but owing to strict supervision there were none of the unsightly exhibitions ol pm ions years, [u an overflow ball, some rovsters drank red wine freely. Three men were arresLed hv the police, who tlisgitisod in evening dress, and fancy costume. were charged with selling Honor without a license. COLLI EI?IMS IDLE. SYDNEY. Sept. 28.

Eight collieries were idle in New South Wales yesterday, twenty-eight hundred men being allected. BROKEN HILL .MINE. •MELBOURNE, Sept. 28. Owing to the low price of lead, an extraordinary general meeting ol Broken Hill Proprietary Block 101 l Company, passed a resolution giving the directors authority to invite tentiers for the purchase of the property or to offer it for sale at tic dis'U'elion of (lie directors. VESSEL DISABLED. SYDNEY, Septemher 28. The Abemami which recently changed hands, is disabled near Collin Bay. which is in the Eastern portion of the Great Australian Bight. The vessel encountered ! cmpiest nous seas which blew away her sails and deck gear. During the height of the disturbance the crow donned life belts in anticipation of the worst. Capl. Allison was washed off his feet hv a wave, the stanchion preventing him from going overboard. The vessel sailed from Newcastle with live hundred tons of coal for West Australia.