AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[BY TKEECUAMI —I’Ell PRESS ASSOCIATION.] BODIES NOT RECOVERED. (Received this day nt S a.m.) MELBOURNE, April 10 No Wyrallali bodies have been recovered. MURRAY TO HANG. MELBOURNE, April 10 A large deputation, headed by members of the Labour Party, waited on the Premier and presented a. petition, said to he signed by over one hundred thousand, in favour of the commutation of Angus Murray’s sentence. The Premier promised Cabinet consideration. Subsequently Cabinet could find no reason for a variation of the sentence and Murray is to he hanged on Monday. HIDES .MARKET. MELBOURNE, April 10 At the hides market there was keen competition for all classes, prices being unchanged.

LOSS OF WYE ALLA IT. MELBOURNE, April 10. All the missing members of the steamer Wyrallah’s crew were engine room men. A hole a foot square, was made in the Dilkera’s how, just above the wafer line. The hull of the Wyral- ‘ lab is in the fairway off Port Phillip, and she is a menace to deep-laden ships going or coming. A heavy tide runs in the rip. which is expected to break up the Wyrallali. The collision occurred at 10.30 p.m.. hut it was much later before news of it was known. Several vessels, getting an S.O.S. made for the scene, hut were too late to help. Tt was a dark, thick night of drenching rain. A Wyrallali passenger, Roberts, says he was awakened 1 y the crash. He rushed on deck, and heard a voice from the Bilkera, shout: ‘‘For Christ’s Sake Jump!” Tie jumped, just :.s the AVynilhili heeled and sank. Some of the crow were asleep in the forecastle, narrowly escaping being crushed. Ihe man Montgomery, drowned. was going tc join the light-house service. The Dilkera’s damage is slight-. TROX WORKS STRUCK. SYDNEY. April Jl. A general dislocation took place at llie Lithgow Ironworks following on file dismissal of the. two men (cabled yesterday) five hundred are idle. EMPIRE DEFENCE. SYDNEY. April Jl. Admiral Field, speaking at the Commonwealth dinner, declared the Mother Country was prepared to provide the capital ships if the Dominions would provide the. cruisers to defend the trade routes and that if the Dominions undertook this responsibility they would have done all that could be expected ol them. They would he rendering, a- great service to the defence of the Empire.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. ADELAIDE, April 11. The election returns give the Labour Party two additional seats. The state of the parties now is Labour 25, Liberal 17, Country 2, doubtful 2. AUSTRALIA’S OT.YMT’JC TEAM. AIELBOURNK. April 11. Ross Christie has been selected in place of Herald for the Olympic team. SINGAPORE A NECESSITY. (Received this day at 10.4."* a.m.) SYDNEY. April 11. Mr Bruce (Federal Premier) speaking at a dinner, stressed the necessity of "combination by the Dominions and Groat Britain for Empire defence. He said that to substitute for strength a reliance upon the League of Nations would he a great dis-service to the cause of peace, and would he laying the foundation of another world campaign. Air Bruce concluded again hv referring to the abandonment of Singapore, and said the Government was so convinced of the necessity and that the base was in tho interest of the world’s peace, that it did not accept the decision of the British Government as linal.

PRODUCE prices. MELBOURNE. April 11. Oats 2s 9d, 3s 4d; barley (English) 4s, 4s 2d. (Cape) 3s fid. 3s 7d; potatoes £-1 to £4 15s; onions £G.t“ t f '» 1,,s -