AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1923, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

iUSTH.VI.IAN AMI N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LORD STRATHSPEY. SYDNEY. Oct. 28. Lord Strathspey, addresing the Milhous Club, said lets experi'-oe-e in the House of Lords showeel that in Eugbinel they looked down upon colonials. Speaking ge-iu-nilly. the Empire afl'aii-s were drilling because the average Englishman was nil in the clouds. He urged a better understanding between Capital ami Labour over immigration. While' they quarrelled, foreigners scooped the pool. There should lit' one ( ustoms barrier within the Empire. Although lie was a Ne" Zealander, he had h> have a passport to enter lhal country. Was that loyal and patriotic I Australian and English money was of no Use in the other country. Thai was not right. CONTEMPT OF COURT. SYDNEY. 0.-t. 27. A rule nisi was granted on the application of Scott Fell for Smith's Weekly and Bulletin, to show cause why they should not he adjudicated guilty of tempt of Court, for commenting eui the Limerick shipping case, while it was still sub-ititliee. MIXERS’ BALLOT.

SYDNEY. Oct. 27. The Council of the Miners' Eodcratlon decided t-e take it plebiscite ol the organisation 11 deride whether the v hole of tile- me mbers' throughout 1 lies Commonwealth, go mi strike mi Nt ,)anntittry, in tin- 1 v< tii of the owners refusing a six hone 'lay. a live- day- "rek. abolition ol the* e-oiitr.-iei ey-tout, and iiistalhitiun of modern safe ty appliance., in mines. The Council also eh- bice! to request Hovel uiot-uL t o . omit. I ev, n .-r----to open mini-s which nr* closed. VYI HELENS RECORD. MELBOURNE, (let. 27. Strong signals have been received locally from several American win. less stations. The test U iegardr'l a- a world's record. B.A.W.R.A. DIVIDEND. MELBOURNE. Oct 3 ,-r 27. The B.A.W.R.A. hits completed »r----1 aiigements for tlie elisi i ihiilion ol the and one third millions sterling, representing nine shilling's per share in 10<l l leti i) 11 of the Association’s capital, a-prnpo-ed on tile eleventh of August. LONG FLIGHTS IN U.S.A. Washington’. October 21;. A mi"-siig'o I rout Fan Diego (California) slates that Captain Smith and Lieutenant, Richter, of the United •States army ilew over Tia dun 11:1 in 12 hours 13 mimics from the Canadian to Hi,. Mexican borders. They replenished i tie I three times. The (light was a part of practice for the Pacific to Atlanta- non-stop journey. shortly to he attempted.

MAIL BAH ROBBED. SYDXE V. October 2S. A mail bag. brought fiom New Zealand. by the steamer Katoa to Newcastle. was found floating in Newcastle Harbour, ft was slashed open. A ; pnrcntly such letters as were worth -chile were purloined. The bag eontaiueu no registered matter. Imt had many h Hers for Tasmania, containing applications for Tatt's tickets, accompanied by postal notes. All the letters left ri the bag bad been opened. An arrest bus been made.

MON BY FOR TATI'S STOLEN. (Receivad this day at S a.m.) SYDXF.Y. October 2!). One of stewards of the Katoa lias been arrested in connection with the discovery of the mail bag found ill the Newcastle Harbour. Over two hundred letters wore discovered doming in the water. All had been opened, nearly everyone of which carried postal notes, the bulk consisting of applications for Tatts tickets. The crossed postal notes had been left untouched. The Hobart bag bad been selected and those for Svdnev and .Melbourne left untouched.

QFEENSLAND MEAT. HRI.SHA.YE. Oct. 27 In the Queensland Assembly the Meat Industry Bill has been read a second time. The Bill proposes to organise the industry under a Board and to impose a levy on cattle. The Hon Mr Gillies explained the levy would not exceed one penny on cattle, one-sixth of a penny on sheep, with exemptions after one hundred cattle and five hundred sheep. |

MOTOR RACES. j SYDNEY, Oct. 28. I A fatal accident occurred in the SydI ney Bicycle and Motor Club’s Charity Carnival. A motor cycle, with a sideear attached, driven by S. P. Murray, collided with another. Murray was killed instantly. Two other competitors, Gordon Neison and Claude Male, were injured. The racing throughout was thrilling, proving a riot of speed.