AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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.MINERS’ STRIKE

(Received this day at 8 n.m.) SYDNEY, July 2.3,

The Assembly granted Mr Stopfort leave to introduce it Bill, the Miner'. Neath Colliery Northern Field. Following the management’s refusal to allow them to finish early to view the football match they struck, idling the mine.

11..M.5. BRISBANE IN TROUBLE SYDNEY, July 22.

A Port .Moresby message states 11.M.5. I{ri>l»aiK* is on an island cruise with other ships ol the squadron. struck at 11.20 in the morning, near Bootless Inlet, 20 miles from Port Moresby, two miles from where the Prlith was wrecked. The naval collier Biloela and mission steamer John Williams, are proceeding to the spot. REFLOATED. (Deceived this day at !) a.in.) PORT MORESBY. July 22 Latest information states the Brisbane was refloated. MAWSON RELIEF EXPEDITION. MELBOURNE. July 22. The expedition for the relief of Hi' l . laws. m survivors leaves Darwin i.n .M.ouday next by the irailing steamer Huddersfield. It. will consist of 20 men armed with rifles and revolvers. Horses will also lie taken lor scouting work.

.MAWSON .MYSTERY. DARWIN. Julv 22

Mr Robert MacDonald, Protector ol Aborigines at Darwin and formerly Protector of Aborigines in llowen Straits, lias suggested to the Government that lie he sent to precede the Douglas Aliiwson search parly to try and negotiate with the blacks respecting the alleged holding of two women survivors, and thus avert a tragedy which tactless methods might bring about. AC’t,'FITTED. SYDNEY. July 22. The union officials charged with conspiracy were acquitted by direction o! the judge.

EXHIBITION FOR AFSTRAI.IA. MELBOURNE. July 22 Following; :i discussion of an intcrniilinmd exhibition by the British Empire Exhibition (.'omaiittee, proposals will be placed before Ibe Federal Government for holding a lingo international exhibition two or three years hence, either in Melbourne or Sydney.

GALLANT RKSd'EK'S TERRIBLE FATE. (Received this day at 10.21 a.in.) SYDNEY, July 21. A tragic tire at a stable in Camperdown. leased to \\ . C. Rudd, resulted in the loss of about a dozen horses and the death ol Jack Sullivan, aged 00, who was engaged with many other willing helpers in I re.bug the horses, numbering (ill.

Sullivan was trapped by the flames and burnt to death. When he realised that his escape was cut oil he elilid.e l to a ventilator which overlooks the street, hut could only put his head through the opening in the reinforced iron wall. Despite the frantic efforts of the onlookers to make the opening larger the flames reached the nntort miate man before they managed it.

The lire brigade arrived some minutes too late. The horses were valued nl CIO each. Harness valued at several hundred was destroyed.

YICTORIAN I*A R I.f AM ENT. MELBOURNE. July 21 The State Parliament ha- adjourned Ini- live weeks to enable Mr Proudergast to formulate a polity. ANOTHER TlirrOßY. (Received ibis day at 11.2 d a.m.') HR IS RAN H. -Inly 21. John Burke and Coy. managing director of John Burke and Coy., charterer of the Douglas Mawsoti stated that she was loaded ■with wool and eltiptv cases and sheathed with pine. The Douglas Ma" son would have been hard to sink. lie believed tile vessel mav have d.il'ted Hie territory along the coast of the Gulf ol Carpentaria and considers the Navy Depa rl mi-lit sboiibl semi a vessel to investigate. lie 'ays Can,. Tunc was a good seaman. lie "lay have run before till- 'term and reached the western coast of the Cull', and in that case the .stole tolil by Blacks mav he true. A naval search would decide tins point definitely.

CONSTABLE’S I.ONO CHASE

DARWIN. July 21

\|ter a chase extending over one liiindred miles tile 'Aboriginal who was committed lor trial on a dial go of murder has heel, captured. He bad evaded cap lure for many months. Constable Cilei. set out alter him with no provisions or swag. ac< oiupaniod l>,\ a black hov. When his clothing was worn out the constable proceeded in his naked skin blackened like a native. He finally readied the camp of iln* fugitive and cflectcd the nalites arrest. METAL WORKERS RESUME. SYDNEY. July 21. Tin- settlement of the strike at the works of the metal nmnulactlircrs at Port Kenibla has been ell'eeted. Work was lesumed to-day. SOCCER. SYDNEY. July 21. Hie Canadian soccer team defeated South Maitland by I—l*. BRISBANE NOT DAMAGED. SYDNEY, July 21. The cruiser Brisbane is apparently undamaged.

ELECTRICAL WORKERS’ STRIKE. MELBOURNE. July 21. The strike at the Electricity Commissioners Works is still unsettled. Tin* Commissioner has piesenteil other terms to the men and if these are • adopted there will he a general «essatioll of worn.