AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 June 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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< MUTUARY. SYDNKY, June 1

Mr 11. M. Sinner. Secretary of the Koval Agricultural Society, expired suddenly from heart failure.

BKLLBIKD MINE BODY. SYDNEY, dune I. The first hotly found at the Bellliirt Aline is believed to be that of Alai culm Bailey. LABOUR DECISION. <Received this day at 111 a.in.) SYDNEY, dune 2. The Secretary of the Labour Conn (if announced that lie would forthwith ignore the Stale Executive and proteed to assemble a Special Industrial Conference on 21st dune to con sider the abolition of selection ballots, and industrial matters.

Tlic inquiry into the ballot Imx scan<lals liy the Federal Executive of the .Australian Labour Party coiiiinenees to-day. A Kill IS. .MELBOURNE, .Tune g. ’i’lie timher yard of W. I?. Brookes’ Propriet ry Limited at Cauliield was totally destroyed hy lire. The damage is estimated at forty to fifty thousand. VICTORIAN POLITICS. .MF.I.IiOCRXK, June •_>. .Mr Peacock delivered a policy speech at Creswick when he opened the Victorian election campaign, lie announced the Nationalist policy to he one of progress, development and reform. [ lie gave a general outline of the legislation which would In- introduced, lie expressed his willingness to cn-opcrnU-«gnin with tin- Farmers I'nion Party on matters of common policy. (d'll.TV BI T INSANE. ADELAIDE. June At the trial of Bert Stapleton Neal charged with shooting a girl named Hilda Jones, aged 111, on 17th .March the jury held accused was insane at tho ' lime, of tlii‘ shooting. Ilis Honoui directed Neal to he coniiued to the criminal ward of the .Mental Hospital until the pleasure of the (lovernor was known.