AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. MORE ROBBERIES. SYDNEY. July 12. Thomas Gardiner, aged 81, employed as a messenger by J. \Y. Alexander and Company. Stevedores, was returning from the bank at mid-day with wages amounting to £lO5 sterling, when he was attacked hy three rough men and knocked down in a fairly busy street in Glove. The mint was robl>ed. His assailants wen- chased but escaped.

MELBOURNE. July 12. Three more hold-ups occurred last night. They were by three men. who, the police state, are identical with desperadoes o|HTating the previous Friday. A young man was stopped in a reserve and ordered to surrender his money. He handed over C 7 sterling, lie had considerably more but was not sea relied. At East Melbourne, John Smith was rushed by three men. Smith endeavoured to protect himself, but was hit on the head with a blunt instrument and robbed. Yietor I’entland. a lad, was returning from a bank, on a bicycle, when a man rushed out and sandbagged him. The lad called for help, and hi; assjiilant decamped.

AUSTRALIAN LOANS. MELBOURNE, July 13. ’7!ho Loan Council has approved of si Federal proposal for a Central Agency for the raising of all future Australian loans by both the Commonwealth and the States. It has also decided that all the States' and Commonwealth's contemplated loan programmes shall he reduced. The Council will resume on Monday to draw up a formal agreement. DOF RLE TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. July 13. Three hoys in North Sydney' were playing with a service rifle in a yard The one carrying the rifle slipped and pulled the trigger in falling. A bullet passed through James Roberts, aged 12, killing him instantly. Then it struck Alfred Deeaulzel. wounding him in the head, and lie died later in (lie hospital. NORTH SYDNEY TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. July 1-1. Details of the North Sydney tragedy show that Colin Hinder, aged sixteen, a military trainee, "hen playing with his younger brother, said that he would show him bow to lie a soldier, lie secured a service rifle and took what be supposed to be two dummy cartridges which be inserted in the magazine. They then played in the yard for a few minutes when tho younger liny chased bis brother. The hitler, carrying the ritle. ran towards the gate, tripped and fell, with the muzzle pointing to the deceased who

"as silling ten feet away. Roberts was killed instantly and Deeaulzel, aged four, died an hour later.

SHOOTING TRAGEDY SEQUEL, SYDNEY. July 1!

A,S a sequel to the North Sydney tragedy. John Hinder was arrested and formally charged with murder. The police who are investigating, thought Hinders statement that the ■ iile Weill oil' "hell he tripped, almost impossible, as it would have bad to point at a. right angle to the direction in which lie was running. Further questioned. Hinder Mlid be bail mu fallen, lint emerged from the back gain* saving: “I pink nut. or I will hurt you.’’ Roberts said : ‘ Don’t he foolish ” The rifle then went off. LABOUR LEADER’S EXPULSION ASKED FOB. (Received this day at '* a.m.) SYDNEY. July 12. The Industrial Conference of the I'ninns* affiliated to the Labour Council decided to appeal to tin* Federal Executive of tin* Australian Labour Party against the action of the State Executive in refusing to suspend the

vlection ballots until the Australian Labour Party Conic*"me bad an op- * intimity ol dealing wiih I lie maltrr. Il was also decided In ask tile Conference to expel Mr Lang, the State Parliamentary Leader, from the movement on account of bis it-fu.sal to tococnise the derision of the last Con-ferem-o requiring nil Parliamentary representatives to band the Executive tlarii* undated resignation.*.

KILLED BY TRAIN. SYDNEY. July J 3

Two men. who have not been identified. while walking on the railway lino at AA’oywov. were overtaken hy tho Brisbane mail train and killed in.stant-

REPORTED SETTLED. SYDNEY. July 13. Il is reported in shipping circles that Ihe Ixyngle dispute (. allied oil Jlll.V Ist.) has been soil led. AMNESTY BILL. I* VMS, July 13. The Chamber passed clauses in the Amne.-iy Bill applying to Caillaux and Malvy, by 310 to 2('12. The lip',lit centre pursued obstructionist tactics and demanded a public ballot on each Vote