AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1923, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAISLK ASSOCIATION THE MONEY EUR DEVELOPMENT WORKS. SOI'TII AUSTRALIA WANTS 22.000,000. ADELAIDE. Nov. 10. The Premier lias announced that Sent 1 1 An-1 ralia lifts accepted the hull rial Government's oiler to provide a limited amount oi loan money enmli* tii.naMv that -mb money is exp. tided, first l\. oil public Utilities either let ioc State or by municipal authorities or private individuals, provided the money for the material.- required for such work i- expended in England and secondly, that tlie expenditure he upon undertakings which would absorb emigrants. Finler amh conditions the money would he -.tipple d ii t a nominal patent interami Suit:!) An--1 1 oha wa asking for r.Wo milii.m -Piling. The "tie: <•! iho

loan- came through the Federal Ooverniueii t which was negotiating wit h tieoilier Stale (eivernmenis. Mr Earle Rage -tales that greatly encouraging responses are being received and he is convinced that sound schemes of development l h:-mielimit Australia would result from the generous offer. FOUR CONSTABLES SHOT. MELBOURNE, Nov. 10. Another outbreak was reported late last night resulting in four constables being shot. The all’ray occurred aboil! Hi..TO in '-qiciiri-r Street, West Melbourne. A doxen ear units of a living patrol wore returning to the depot at the time, when a halt was called. Vs the ears were moving off again pellets showered through the hood of ihc rear ear, two constables sttsl aiiiing minor wounds. A third was shot in the head. The driver was shot in the hack'. After treatment at the hospital (he four victims "ere taken to their homes.

• The Federal authorities are prohibiting the export of films showing the .Melbourne rioting, which were intended lo he screened ill other loumrii-s, to the detriment of Australia. .FURTHER .SHOOTING. ME 1.1101 RNE, November 11.

Notwithstanding the piecautions taken by the authorities against a recur- 1 retire of noting in the city, the people are still nervy. i isolated dcm.oust rat ions, especially ' against the .special constables, help to , Leep tin. position tense. During a disturbance at Eitzroy. i I brer l men were arrested, after a. eon-! ' ; tah|e had lired shots ever their heads. A man fired a j i -ml at a ear load of specials at. Abbotsford, but missed. He escaped. j TENNIS CHAMPION HUTIHINC. j 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) | SYDNEY, Nov. 10. I li is announced that Anderson is ' contemplating retiring from international tennis hut the champion is uneoiiimuuieat ive. COED CHAMPION. MELBOURNE. Nov. 10. j A. l.efevre won the Victorian pro-1 le-simial golf championship with .‘lO-1. , C. Campbell was runner tip with BIN. ' l OIifTDAP.Y. i ADELAIDE, Nov. 10. i Obit nary. Sir Bice, chief secretary.' I rum pneumonia. i lIPOADUASTLXG LOSING FAVOUR.' SYDNEY. Nov. 10 j

W . (I. Watson, of W a tson and Company. electrical engineers, has returned to Sydney from Britain and America. He stated it was his opinion | that broadcasting abroad was on the | wane. Numbers of manufacturers oT j wireless apparatus were closing down. Watson attributed the diminishing interest to the lack of enthusiasm following all novelties, and the fact that the promised improvement in entertainment programmes had not been forthcoming. i I -STRIKERS' TERMS TO RESUME. | Melbourne. November u. j The striking constables have offered to resume duty, conditional on there being no victimisation, and that there is an independent investigation of their grievances, and also on the suspension of Spooks, pending the inquiry. It is considered there is little chance of the State Cabinet at present accepting the offer, although they may be inclined to relent. I