AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 26 February 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(USTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. WRIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT. HOBART, February 23. Following a refusal hv the Government to grant him an inquiry into his dismissal by Mishart, Smith has issued a v/iit against the Government claiming £3,200 damages for alleged wrongful dismissal. A GREAT DAM. •SYDNEY, Fehruaiy 1-1. The conservation and distribution of the waters of ihe Murray and its tributaries, embodying a s. homo to which Nov South Wale-, Victoria, and South Australia. as well as the Commonwealth ■ 11:11 lie-, involve what will he one ot tin. biggest, storage works in the world, a few miles outside of Alhnry. "u the Fpper Murray. This great dam with an estimated storage originally of 1.100.000 acre feet, would have ranked it among the great. ‘ dams in the the world—tile fourth hugest in the world, in fact - hut if recommendations to! the enlargement of the reservoir are adopted the .storage of water will be so increased a.< to make it many times the area of Sydney harbour, and ptovide. incidentally, for ihe finest hy-dro-elect rie plant in Australia. The enlargement would involve the wiping out of a big township and a village, v liieh would he submerged. Tla> water which will be available to New South Wales. Victoria, and South An-t rnlia. when tiio Murray is (lesupletely harnessed. during the irrigating season

" ,1| change the. face of a vast stretch of country. Counties.- thousands of people alight at Albuty from the Alelbc ur no-Sydney express, w ithout knowing that only a few miles away, tlicio is in course of construction one of the biggest engineering works in the world. It would he an iiiiforlunate thing lor Aibury itself if the giant walls of this gicat dam ever broke. HALF-CASTE MURDERS CHILDREN SYDNEY. February 50. it is reported from M iirwillumsah Dial a half ea-le tiunnd Andrew Ling, aged thirty, has 1.c.-n . iiv.-ied ..a a charge of murdering his 1,„.\ and girl aged four and two lespootively, at a small settlement at lln ran hah. I.ing offered no ro.sislnne.' the police, lie is tile son ol a Smith Sea Islander and a white woman. I (i- wile n Kanaka. They lime two ot tier children. one aged -lx years and tin* other live months. The crime was detected by a .small boy hearing screams and informing the lie iebliours. I.ing .stated, when questioned: "She drove me to it. I have acted the man nil my life, and know what. I inii-l go through.” Dotli children's throats were cut. The wife had run away with the baby and the eldest boy was away from home at the time.. SYDNEY WOOL SAI.KS. (Received this day at, H a.m.) SYDNEY,' February 2d.

At the wool sales there was a good ti..■ i , general demand, the market being tirm at last week's best rates. Greasy lie i ino -old to thiity-nine pence. LIMERICK COY'S APPEAL. SYI s.\ l'D . February 2d. !be Fuff Court bn- cumnieie ed the liearng; of the application by the l.itne/ii k Steamship Cm., inr leave to nppial to the Privy Council ic.iiinst ihe 1 decision of the full Court PORT LYTTELTON DECLARED "BLACK." .IDriTi.'il this day t.i S a.m.) SYDNEY, February 2d. i I lie Trades Hal! Council has declared j Lb.- steamer Pent Lyttelton ‘i.'i.'i j a- a protest against the sat age sen-j t* arcs passed on seven un re I '.. . . 0 i lie : crew of tie Port Cuitc- 'Mg- hate j dv- id.:**) that no ‘ or!: v. il! b. d. . - on j Fv* I r.U. Lyttelton grti l *L ‘ I leased. j CONFERENCE. REQUESTED. i SYDNEY. Fell-, nary 2d. J The Operative Bakers’ Union has j asked Mr Oakes to convene a confer- ! er.ee of employers and employees with 1 atiftv to .settling the bakers’ spike. ; ENGINEER HANGS HIMSELF- j (Received this day at !bt.3 a.m.) j SYDNEY, February 2d. | Charles Harford, late fourth engineer of the steamer Time, was found hanged in his cabin aboard ship. A verdict of suicide was returned, and the body was buried. It was then exhumed at t:i. request of the vela lives who sur- | cited foul play, though the police ic- ; port that ihi' cabin was locked inside, and the key was near Die body. A REMARKABLE DROWNING. Received this day at 8.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 20. A remarkable drowning Intalitv occurred at Manly. A nine year old hoy was playing with his arms round the 1; r.i a large dog when the animal plunged into deep water. Ihe hoy’s father, unable to swim, made futile efforts ut rescue. CLAUDE BATSON COMMITTED. (Received this dav at H. 13 a.m.) SYDNEY, I'eb. 23. Claude Raison who committed for trial at Aibury Court on a charge of feloniously wounding, with intent to murder. McGrath. Gainer and King, three victims of the shooting on the 10th. The evidence was largely a repetition of the details already cabled. Witnesses deposed to lint-son being at times peculiar, having a mortise manlier, and having a dislike to King. Aii cr the shooting lie asked one witness if King was dead and when tool he was not. said he would imt rest till he got, him. Asked alter the arrest why he did the .shooting lie said:—“l was driven to it. If you put me on trial I will tell them something.” 'Received this dav at 12 1n p.m.) SYDNEY, February 26.

Batson pleaded “not guilty ' to the charges of wounding with intent. McGrath. Gainer and King, and was committed for trial. ( U> a further charge of viilully murihiing Shepherd he was remanded for eight days.