AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

tCBTKALIAN ANI) N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION. X.S.W. I’CLITICS. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) SYDXEY. December 18. In the Assembly the Monopolies Bill icavhcd the second reading, but owing to contentious tile Mini-ler agreed to tin' adjournment of the debate. The Liquor Bill was read a third time. Several (dibits to alter tile date of the rt'leremluin tailed by two to one majorities.

Archdeacon Boyce, in referring to the Bill, says that there is only sadness among the prohibitionists over the Bill as the excuse for postponing the referei.dum until 11)23 is a lame one. The Bill is worse than useless. It is pitiable. it refuses to trust the people to vole. It deprives them of their rights utiil is likely to throw prohibition Lack several vein's, lie protests strongly against the Bill being proceeded with I urther.

OBIT CARY. M ELBOI'R XE, Dee. is Obituary.—Sir .John Taverner. He eollap.-ed when speaking at a Rank opening ceremony at Doncaster and died in a lew minute--. RECORD Sll I I’T’IN'G. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDXEY. Dee. 18. Another shipping record has been established. Tu-oity-- even deep -e;i inler-Stal.' vessels, repi'i ••c.iDiig one hundred and thirty-live thousand runs, entered the heads in a continuous procession. which lasted some hours. SEX CAL OFFENDERS. SYDXEY. Dee. 18. Sir Gen. Fuller, replying to a deputation requesting more severe punishment for sexual olleitders. said that he had proceeded to make re p resent a - nious to tin* Minister lor Justice that judges were not imposing sullicieiitly severe sentences: also urging them to order the lash. CHURCHES’ COMPLAINT. SYDXEY. Dee. L'. A deputation from the I’rutesla ••. churches complained to Mr Bavin i’uit the tilled Catholic section ol L’o-o-wooil Cemetery gave olleuee to tne Protestant Churches as it iniplkd that tliev wert' not Catholic. Mr ->;:viii replied that he would confer wiTi tlm Roman Catholic auliiorites to aseeitairi if the cause uf the complaint could not he mutually adjusted. UNIVERSITY STREET PROCESSION SYDNEY. Dec. IS. It is practically decided the I niversity street pmecssion next year will be abandoned in favour ol it letc in flit* University grounds, with (he object ol securing funds for a war memorial. GOVERNOR'S CAR STOLEN. MELBOURNE. Dee. 18. While tin- Governor-General's ear was outside the Melbourne (Tub, a thief made oil with il. notwithstanding the fact that a crown was at the rear instead of a number, which increased his chances ol detection. WESTRALIAN PRECAUTIONS. PERTH. Dpo. IS. The Federal Government'; (has issued a proclamation prohibiting Die removal of cattle, fodder, or tilungs from Western Australia to other parts of the Commonwealth without the samtinn of tho Minister.