AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1924, Page 3

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THE HAWK SCRATCHED

(Received this day at 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 18. The Hawk has been scratched for the Don caster Ha ml iea p.

THE BERRIALAN MURDER

MELBOURNE, -March 18

Angus Murray is now appealing to the High Court against his sentence.

VICTORIAN POLITICS

(Received this day at 9.45 a.m.)

-MELBOURNE, Alareli 18

Up to a late hour last night ATr Lawson’s new Ministry had not 'been announced. It is rumoured that Air Lawson may ask to be relieved of the leadership. His doctors advise him to ease up work and to lessen his public activity.

A MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY. ADELAIDE, Alareli 17

A girl, Hilda Jones, aged IG, was shot dead yesterday afternoon in a city office where she was employed and a youth, Herbert Neill, aged nineteen, with whom Miss Jones had been keeping company was found in a fainting condition with a rifle alongside, containing four live and one discharged cartridge. Neill was removed to the hospital. COKE DISPUTE. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, ALirch 18. A conference of representatives of parties to the coke dispute decided to submit Lo, their organisations a proposal that the industrial commissioner appoint an arbitrator to settle tlie dispute, both parties agreeing to abide bv bis decision.

TENNIS TEAM. SYDNEY, March 18 A meeting of the Tennis Association of Australia on Friday will discuss a proposal lo send an Australian tennis team to the Olympic games. .MURDER OE JONES. ADELAIDE, Alareli 18 Neal, not Neill, was charged with the murder of Jones. The police allege he made a statement that he was infatuated with Jones and became madly jealous and afraid that someone else would gel her, and brought a rille to work that morning to do the shooting. A clerk who worked with Jones, said during tlu: luncheon hour lie heard a report and fall and saw Jones lying on the floor and Neal holding a smoking rifle. When the police arrived, Neal pointed the rifle at them. They rushed in just in time to catch him as he fainted. VICTORIAN POLITICS’. A!KLBOURNE, Alareli 18. A meeting of the Nationalist party unanimously re-elected Air Lawson as leader.. He selects a, new Cabinet today. A BANDONED. .MELBOURNE. March 18 The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the provisional parliament house at Canberra, fixed for 2nd May, has boon abandoned.