AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

■ 1 ■ AUSTRALIAN AND N Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION HELP EOR STRIKERS. SYDNEY. Oct. 17. Representatives of tho New Zealand striking miners are addressing meetings in the northern coalfields, advocating a ' levy to support die strikers. The Cessnock miners agreed to a levy of one and a quarter per cent, of their earnings . GAS STRIKE. MiaiiOERXE, October 17. The employees at the South Melbourne and Fitzroy Gasworks have •struck in sympathy with the West Melbourne ga- strikers. There are now over two thousand gas workers idle. A mass meeting of da 1 men decided net to return lo work until the dispute i~ settled in their favour. The <!as Company states die men snapped i (iia-iliat ion. and resorted to direct action. It wains the public the supply of gas mu-t immediately lx 1 curtailed. ROY COY Eli NOR SENTENCED. SYDNEY. Od. 17. Roy Governor was to-day sontemed to 12 years gaol on each of two counts, the sentences to he concurrent. AX Alt lI.EST, SYDNEY. October 17. William Whyley, after an exciting struggle wit It the police, was arrested. and (barged with wounding Mrs Simpson at Manly. IXQEKST VERDICT. .MELBOURNE. October 17. The two women victims of the South Melbourne tragedy on October-till, the coroner returned a verdict that die two women died from gunshot wounds, hut there was no evidence to show how the shots were fired. EEDERAL POLITICS. (Received tin’s dav at 8 a.m.) S MONEY. Oct. 17. A meeting of die Legislative Council and Assembly elected Mr Massey Oivene to tic Senate vacancy, cans d by the deatli of Mr .Milieu. SHOOTING. fßecei-ed t'jis day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. 17. The National Hide .Meeting wa> continued. A sliglit haze of 11 1* * ground developed into a ire, aid for a ttl.v a mirage trotil.led the marksmen. Later a rear fish tail wind developed, and conditions were vt-rv had. hi the altcrimon they improved, hi Lite I nngfi-.-!d aggregate, Elliott: secured a £9 prize. Wilson, .tames Dreliuan, am! Green £2 each. ; In the J>;tu(;:ir match. ,11. Donald won ’ two pounds. In rite Prince of Wales, ' which is tiic first stage of tho King's. H. Donald was sixth and won a £1 prize. Several pound prizes were also won bv New Zealanders.

TRAGEDY INQUEST. (Received tin's day at 12 15 p.m.) MBKI.BOURNE. Oct. IS. AL the inquest, a witness gave evidence that Mrs bay and .Mrs Dougherty informed him the day before tig. tiagedy that Dougherty visited the house and wanted to see his wife, lint she refused, lie kept knocking so long that: eventually she saw him and told him it was no use his coming, and shut the door in his fa: e. Doughetty gave evidence that- he hud been iiiing apart from his wife for three months. On tiie day o! tho tragedy a discussion arose between him and the two women about the trouWe with his wile, in which In- told his wife that. Mrs Lay was doing her best, to keep Ilium apart. He made role re two to Mrs l.tty's character, which caused her to say site would get her brother to deal with him, whereupon he produced a/ revolver and said he would give the brother the contents of the revolver if he dime to his place. Dougherty then repeated the story, already cabled, as to lmw t ho Mooting occurred. When lie saw lie- two women slurb lie reloaded the revolver \. ilh tile idea of ending his own litY*. MERINO WOOL RECORD. SYDNEY. Oct .17. Greasy merino established a season's record of 95.1 d per pound. ' ODDh EI.LOW’S. (Received this dav at 10 a.m.) SYDNEY. Oct. IS. The annual, report, m the Grand Cuited Order of Oddfellows of New South Wales showed a membership ol ;(8,999, ail increase of ES.'lti. while the income provided a surplus ot twentythree thousand for me your. X.S.W. POLITICS. SIDNEY. Od. IS. In view nt the strong out-ide criticism of thi> Government's immigration policy. Sir G. Fuller saw lit to make a miigtnv statement in the Assembly. Ho fulminated against the gross misrepresentations winch matte u appear that ilie .scheme would cost twenty-four millions. He deuietl there was any departure I rein the first intentions, which provided for a six million loan, additional to three millions tor advances tu settlers, and six millions worth ol clown lands, making, a, total ol lntceti noil ion.-. lie warmly denied the scheme had fallen through. It. was morelv postponed. The leaders of the Opposition and Progressive Parties charged Sir G. !• title with a want of clarity in dealing with the matter, and urged the tieeo for caution, so as not to involve tin: State in recurring losses. .Mr imug declared, however, mud. In- s.-lieiue t cist, Government ootid m .ver get hark from the settlers more than ione mihintts. and the cost of the land had boon sacrificed. He asked I ■ report lev the S-'lecl Committee „U the scheme and tallied a motion that, the matter tie dropped.

GREKTA COLLIERY RESUMES

SYDNEY, October IS. Old Greeta Colliery, which has beer closed since MOO idler n destructive life, with the loss of lile. some ol the victims bodies never having been recovered. has resinned operations. A REMARKABLE OPERATION. (Received this day at 10 a.m.l SYDNEY, Oct. vA man wa- discharged from ."vCncy hospital after a remarkable operation. Eive months ago lie became a patient Ids nose being eaten away by cancer. The man’s hand was plastered tiim.> to the face, the middle Huger being placed where the bridge ot t.ie no.-o ought to he. After a period king c’iotudi to enable the Hesh to r lO ■ round toe nose, the huger was severed ,1 the first joint and skill grafted o\t me linger and holes made lor nostrils. A ROYAL COMMISSION. AIELBOT'RNE. October IS. The Koval Commission on liatioua. insurance has commenced ns sittings to consider proposals which embrace, besides old age and unemployment questions, assistance at time ol casual "i'-'K-jie>s and accident and maternity, hold prenatal and postnatal. A GREAT CTI’SE. SYDNEY. October L q . The Chief Secretary (Mr Oakes) was attacked by Sir Charles Rosenthal, a member of the Nationalist Party, over the administration of the \ enema instages Aet. Rosoiithal declared t.ie diLease was the greatest euv.se in Australia. but the Act was relegated to oh-Fi-urity. beenuse the Minister thougut if it functioned it would alienate a iergo section of the people who VOtet. f. !_• th? Government.