AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 June 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MRS FLINT SUCCUMBS SYDNEY. June 18. Mrs Flint, the victim of the Cowra tragedy, on June I2th. has succumbed to her injuries. N.S.W. LABOUR PARTY. SYDNEY, June 19 Mr l.ang. leader of the State Labour Parly, delivered a policy speech and declared that if Labour were returned to power it would legislate for the reintroduction of i lie forty-four hours week, absolute preference for trades unionists, unemployment insurance, a new standard of living and the socialisation of industry. SIMP'S WIRELESS ACHIEVEMENT. MELBOURNE. June ID. Wireless messages, giving the latest developments in the French political situation, sent from the Lafayette land station, were received aboard the steamer Moolian now in harbour here. Though the distance covered ten thousand miles the calls were so loud that they were clearly heard when the headpiece was laid on the Table REDUCED KATES. MELBOURNE, June IP. Cabinet approved of the recommendation to reduce the general sewerage rate for tenpenec half-penny to ninepence and water rate from nine pence t;> seven pence half penny. S.O.S. MYSTERY SOLVED. (Received this day at 10.23 a.m.) SYDNEY. June IP. In connection with the mysterious wireless S.O.S. call received by the Wellington wireless station on Monday. the manager of the Yamashita Shipping Coly.. states that the Java Mam is stranded near Julie and this, lie believed, would account for the message received in N.Z. He adds that it is gratifying to learn that Australia and New Zealand will he able to communicate closely with Japan through radio, at no distant date.

SUBSIDY REQUEST REFUNDED. MELBOURNE. June 18. Mr 111 m e stated Cabinet bad refused the request fur subsidies for tin’ proposed direct service of steamers Australia mid China. BROADCASTING OF WIRELESS. (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, June I!). In the House of Representatives, Mr Bruce promised an early statement regarding the controlling of broadcasting in Austinlia, hut it appears that difficulties have arisen which probably will delay action. A Conference of those interested in broadcasting was recently held in Sydney, which made certain .redommemlations which the Ministry seems unlikely to adopt. The present proposal is to form a Company with a capital of £2011.000 sterling. shares in which may he acquired by anyone within certain limits. Tietore this can be done, it is necessary to have the arrangement approved by tin l existing broadcasting companies mil to .settle the basis of compensation to them for any losses through going out of business. This is causing much difficulty. It is stated that the new plan the Ministry seems likely to adopt will involve the abandonment of the present regulations governing sealed sets.