AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

[by telegraph—per rrtEss association

BALLOT BOX SCANDAL

(Received this day at 10 a.in.) SYDNEY, Juno 5,

-n response to a direction irom the State Executive of the Australian Labour Party, Mr Carbines, New South Wales representative on the Federal Executive, withdrew from tho Federal Committee which was im|iiiring inti the ballot box scandals. Consequently the Committee have suspended the flnve.stigatios until further directions ha’ve been obtained Irom the Federal l-.xeofu-tive.

GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER. SYDNEY, Juno 5. Alfred Edward Walker (cabled ol Marc hist.) was found guilty of ma.iislaughter, and has been remanded fci sentence. GRAZIERS’ CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, June o. The Grn/.icr-.' Assn. Conference carried a motion that the i-cdcral l.alal Tax he abolished. It was decided to urge that rural lands U- exempt from the operuiioinx of the Valuer-General's Department. A motion, asking Parliament to prohibit the ex]K;rtatioii of merino stint sheep from Australia, was defeated after considerable discussion. OPENING OF X.S.W. PARLI.VM ENT. SYDNEY, June 5. The State* Parliament opens on July Ist. FEDERAL CUSTOMS REVENUE. MELBOUXNE. June 5 The Customs revenue for the eleven months ended May totals £43.2i!" ( KO. showing a surplus of £(i.038,0l);i over tht‘ estimate. THE BANK NOTE FRAUDS. .MELBOURNE. June 5. In the House of Representatives Dr Earl Page, speaking on the alleged hank note frauds, said the neting-Go-vernor of the Bank had closed the investigation which Inis nut disclosed any fraud, though il is possible there have heeu minor irregularities, lint the amount cannot he large. The Auditor-General concurs in this view. OBITUARY. PERTH. June 5. Obituary Moiisignor Anselm Ilourke agud DO. THE DOUGLAS MAWSON MYSTERY DARWIN. June 5. A ketch from Itarroloolle reports that it found various pieces ol timber from the .steamer Douglas Maw soil, which mysteriously disappeared hist