AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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CREW REMAINS AT WORK

PERTH. Juno 21

Despite* tlit* efforts of tlio Federated Seamen's I'nit n the crew id' tin* Kvotnle remain at their posts. Dumpers etittafted in coniine the vessel suddenly teased work yesterday. A WOMAN’S snCIDK. SYDXKY. .June 2<i. Mrs Audrey Tanks, a rerent arrival from New Zealand, was found dead, in a flat at Cooed-. with her head inside a stove and the pis turned on. It is also believed that she had previously taken a dose of poison. She left a letter stating that her loneliness was unhearahle. It had keen aseertained that her hushand went away last Thursday. While Toiik.s was out. he left a note snyiiie ‘will return in two days." hut he did not. The deceased was much depressed. A COLD KIND. I’KHTII. June 2(1. A (loverunieiit prospertine party reports the discovery of extensive reefs yielding up to an ounce of gold to the ton, lot) miles north east of Leonora. The report adds that the discoveries and the surroiiudiiie country warrant vigorous prosperl imr. C’nK'K PfSCTK SKTTLKD. SVDNKY. .lime 27. . A settlement has heen reached in the coke workers dispute, tin* KneincI (rivers and Firemen's Association accepting the offer of a shorter working week made by the employers. I.TODNSF.S ItKDt'C'TION UOAIID OI’KKATTONS. YIKI.ROUMNK, .lime 27. Since its inauguration in 101)7 the License'* I’cducation Hoard has (dosed •’ll .d.'td hotels, of which l.’tti are metiopolitnn. the otheis country. The amount of coiiipen-'al ion ueereyntod £8! If. 781 i. A I’STII Al.l A’S CLAIM. MF.LROI’IfXF. .June 27. In the House of liepresentatives Mr Hrttce (Federal I’l'einiei l sprakine on unemployment. said tin* problem in Australia was mill'll less serious than in any other country. Australia was undoubtedly the iium prosperous part of the world to-day. I'uemnloymenl returns had fallen from I 1.1 in 1021 to 7.(1 at the present time. It Inis been ascertained that .Sir Arthur IJohiti.son intends to resign from the Cabinet 'shortly.