AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 December 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION GIRL'S QUEER EXPLOIT. BRISBANE. Dec. 12. The young woman. Miss Watson (keeper of a beauty parlour) who up. December < th. alter an absence of two weeks ..turned up saying she had hf-'ii kidnapped in a liiuneh when bathing. has now confessed her kidnapping story was not true. She now states that she went to bathe, and put on men's clothing over her Lathing suit. She then went on a walking tour, staying at various places, one night sleeping out. .Meantime .-he changed again to uonien's garb. All her money having been stolen, she raised sufficient upon brooches to return home. ' Miss Watson said she had certain reasons for her action, which the police consider it unwise to disclose. AUSTRALIAN [POLICEWOMEN. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) -MELBOURNE, Dec. 12. The Chief Commissioner of Police says that unless Parliament modifies the conditions with regard to the employment ot policewomen, there will lie no alternative hut to dismiss them ns, in accordance with the will of Parliament. they are given the same status a> men a'ml are entitled to the same privileges ami pensions, although the women are not subjected lo the same educational and physical tests. TASMANIAN GOVERNORSHIP. HOBART'. Dec. 12. The (hiif Justice. Sir Herbert Nirholls, states that he will be compelled to decline tlie duties of ActingGovernor unless provision is made io enable him to carry on without worry or einba i liissmeul. Hr- addl'd lleil if latere (Jove in-r. are expected lo keep up Government House the chance of securing them would (lerrea-o. WATER SUPPLY. (Received this day at 10.-15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Dec. 12. lie- city is threatened with a peren-ni.-il hot season and water shortage. A ukase Ini' already gone forth restrictin., garden supplies. EOUND DEAD. SYDNEY, D,-,-. UL He- body ,1 Percy Connings, a vidov.ci. Icrmerly resident in New Zealand. was found in the bush at l.eiirn with a gunshot wound in the head and a revolver alongside, ai-o a note staling he had been wandering in the hush with a sprained ankle and could not go much Dirt her. and giving his name as Mil-on ol West Australia. His sou gave evidence that when his lather left I omc he was worrying about his | health. A verdict was returned that be died from a gunshot wound, selfinflicted. !

I.IQUUR LAW

flvPrctvod this day at 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 12. In tlie Assembly, tin- Liquor Amendment Bill v, is considered in com mil iee and provoked a heated argument. The chief decision arrived at was that the date of Ihe referendum lie 1028. on a d.\ isioii by 52 to 21. the voting being 1 rai li, ally Tt-n: i (;• lint's:.

HALS. AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY. December 12. Mop,, me being taken to pr„,cod with lhe dismantling ol the battleship Auslraii.l in r.o, ordam-e v, it : iho Washington Iren iv.

.1 MEMORIAE. SIDNEY. December UL I iidor-giadi ate' of Sydney Unitor•s.t, are under;,-iking a nue.i u. nf |,- ißise ten tin ns-ml with tin- object ol I em-iii.g a <.l - iiloi. , qua I n, ilm o tens lie iigbb, iroiip.il (In illoti. as I i;, i iii» crsiiy s permanent War ..Memorial. IT u LI it , L. N\ liNiL. iJi-1 -.-iiil.er 12. I- is staled that in <i,d,T to elimiuale del-i.vs over eeremnnies at the oi cuing ol pa I li:i ?:n nla I y rrssions I’. i - ■ ill alter I 1 aster in lie-, ol i.roro -atien. MiXERS ORJEt lioX. SYDNEY. lim ember 12. Minors ie Maitland Held reeeully rej,, lei! i-rniO'iils maile by Just tee Edmunds on a 10. al dispute and sought ilie inter.cu; am • f M. Gain as mediator. The hitler declin'd to go over the head of Edmunds. A FORECAST. S’i D.XEY. Decemin-j RE .Males (meteor Jogist) says a at iniv,- presages good rains arc < timing within a v.eek. REQUEST AKEDKI) TO. SYDNEY, DccciTn or UL Mr -Gibson no.-clod to a reque-t ol the Che,idle: of C .nnne ee to permir t-ahle companies to handle direi-i Irnm lie- pul,lie in Sydney mill Mell-iiunie cables- lo N"'» Z-ab.ml. Hie miiii- as tnmil iciia! teiegr- m --- TRAIN STATISTICS. SYDNEY. ! lot ember : Mr Fraser, < hiof Railway (' ueieis-sn-ner. qiiitiug i-ailwi'y stati- ti.-:i.rs en average ol one j (•i-'Oii in -• an: mid t’oree—inn: ter miHiati- > :tvi ie, 1 ruuuaily. on the r.iiL.-.y- i- i,i!,ed a -eelenialK an, one m half a ti.illinn injured. <bi the i rani ways „i,e in 21] milli'uis i-kdl.-d and one i.i seven hundred lie-..: sand injured. A CLERGYMAN' RESIGNS. SYDNEY, •)-"ember 12. L'cVi i end Dmiahison. Ylinisler of Annauilaii' CTinlch. be- resi-nid on the e;oiii-ds that lie ,-nuld not <■' ns* ienfii.slv banti-e elnl-ln-n nf other than i uuiiiu.iiicnnt' oi Chur.-!:. He took t 1 , 4. -lend on his tn ticle-i of faith aml oi ilinal ion vows. Svißi-v Pre-byte:y liuds a ilili’iculti m dealing with the case a.s the gnmnd.gi'.cn are unique in. the ,-x| encnie o! its church. I), nald-on i- a highi.s p puInr Mini-tei 1 . Xiueiy-tive per cut of his: eougreg Jinn have pvt it hated the Pie-i.ytery »m to i.ecept his resigimtieu. pointing out it was the outcome of the fault Tunling m a Tew. Ihe Pr* >- 1,-vterv appointed a committee to confer with Donaldson with a view to arriving at a solution of the difficulty and proventing the less of his services to the