AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 September 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[by TEGEORArn—PEIt ritEsa ASSOCIATION'.]

UXDERCLIFFE TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. Sept. IS. At tin’ inquest on the victims of the Underclilfe triigeily (cabled on Aug. 2-lth.) a verdict uas retimed that .Mrs .McGrill killed her child and herself while in a state ol insanity. The husband gave evidence that their married life was happy, with an financial or other worries, but she bad been very depressed for some time prior to tipoccurrence: WIIARFIES’ STRIKE. .M EI.IiOI'RNE, September IS. Wharf labourers working the Ilolvmaii line of steamers have ceased work, eonteading the Ilolyman line was employing men in coni raveution of the Arbitration Court. N.vS.\Y. ASSEMBLY. DISH ON UST AI ).M INI ST R ATI 0 X AI.I.EG ED. (R&ceived this day at 8 n.m.) SYDNEY. Sej teinher 10. In tin' Assembly, Air Lang sprung a surprise by moving a want-of-coiifideucc motion in the Government in connection with the Government cement contracts. hi his spec-ill he referred to the dishonest administration regarding the contract. On the motion of the I’temier the House immediately adjourned till Tuesday. TRAGEDY AT liONDI.

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED M I'RDr.R.

(Received this day at 0 a.m.l SYDNEY, Sep teinher IS

A tragedy ccctirrod at IJuiuli late tonight when a man, supposed to he mimed Rollin. visited a Hat ami went to the room of a woman hoarder. When .she opened the door he shot her in the thigh. Her injuries are not serious. The titan then went outside and shot him.se !i dead. The tii-iaes are unavailable.

TILE lIONDI TRAGEDY. FURTHER PARTICULARS. (Received this day at If).2d n.m.) SYDNEY, September 18. In cennectiou with the Ikindi tragedy, the man concerned was an Indian named .Maurice Rohliii, thirty. The young woman is said to have been keeping company with him hut recently they had a small quarrel. The Indian called at the Hat where she lived with three sisters and asked to see her. The Indian commenced talking about the quarrel and became excited, lie drew a revolver and the woman screamed, and the Indian fired. The woman fell inside the room and the sister shimmed the door preventing any further attack. A couple of minutes later the Indian shot himself in the right temple. The woman was not detained at the hospital.

WIDOW’S TERRIBLE PLIGHT. CHILDREN VERMIN INFECTED. (■Received this day at. 0.15 a.in.) HOBART, September 17. The eommitUul of a widow. .Mrs Wells, on a charge ( f manslaughter of her child, brought to light some startling details. One child aged 21 years-, was brought lo the hospital dead and the second child aged six, subsequently died. According to medical evidence at the inquest the younger child was alleged to lie in a terribly neglected condition, swarming with vermin. Death was due to blood poisoning, resulting from neglect and lilt 1 1 . Ibe second child’s death was due to acute nephritis, the body being covered with a rash from the Idles ol vermin. Mill both children were well nourished athere was no sign of slarvalioii.

The mother, wlm was in receipt, ol help from the charitable department, gave evidence that she had seven children and was too poor to got a doctor. The coroner, in delivering his verdict, commented : “lie.* whole i oiiimunity is responsible lor these children s deaths. It reflects on us all, that such conditions should he allowed to exist. V\ e are our brother's keepers, hut here are our brothers we have not kept them. The law, however, provides that responsibility must he home hy a particular individual.”

POLITICS IN X.S.W

LI K ICI.111001) OF ICI.ICtTON

SYDNICY, September Id. All parties in New South Wales are •epariug for ail appeal to the electors ithin Ll 10 next six or seven months.

An election a few months hack, immediately following the appeal in other states, would probably have witnessed the triumph of Labour, hut in the interval the Government Inis improved its position, and the Labour Party lias slipped hack if anything owing partly to its intereiiie lighting and partly to the fact that propagandists on the other side are leaving no stone unlurnFd to emphasise in the Press what a factor the “Reds" are in the party

outside the House*. Possible and prospective candidates are being given a "preliminary canter,” and in spceeh.es are offering themselves collectively as a galaxy of snowlike purity and high purpose. All the candidates have not yet been announced, selected, or endorsed. but those offering appear to show that nn> real I v outstanding types are likely to he even scarcer at this election than in the past. Again, while one looks in vain for any brilliance ol leadeiship in aliv of the three parties. Sir George Fuller lias the advantage ol a long and respected political career. Mr Greg UcCirr, somethin, of a stroiny pel re ia State polities, hopes to return at least six members ol his pait\ " Australian Party-a.ul thus he in a position in control the House. H.s •ul vot'iu* v of motlierlioml endowment will probably win his Party (which at present consists of Himself) a lew votes; hut the Australian Party is mil likely to set the harbour on lire.