AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 October 1924, Page 3

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[bv telegraph—rtit cress association.] FEDERAL POLITICS. -MEITIiOURNK, October ,’L ‘J lie Income Tax Reductions Bill passed both Houses. BOBBED Hair. SYDNEY, September 25. One of the items of increased expenditure entailed upon business girls, which was put forward as justifying }»!i in ere; in women's wajjjes at an enquiry which is being held by the .South Australian Board ol Industry, was the cost of bobbing the hair. Bobbed hair has become almost a commonplace in all the Australian cities, hut that it should become a charge on industry presents it m a new aspect, and mere man, hitherto only mildly interested in it, is likely to formulate inoi's definite opinions.

Evident e regarding the increased cost of living for women on account of the latest iashiou for the hair, was given by .Mrs Annie Radford, who said that bobbed hair was n good thing for girls, and. as a mother, she quite recommended it. All her girls had had their hair bobbed, even a married one, whose husband quite approved of it. It made the girls look well, and it was much easier for them, hut it costs a lot i.’f money. ’I he increased expence was incurred by reason ol tbe fact tliaL the hair had to he attended to at least eveiy fin tniglit to keep in aicordanre with the lashiou. The president (Mr Brown): T thought the important question of bobbed hair had been decided in thy negative ’ Counsel: Oh. no. They are shingling now. THE MARRIAGE BILL. SYDNEY, October I. The Premier and other .Minister- decline to discuss the position created by the Legislative Council throwing out the Marriage* Amendment Bill; but they are apparently not unduly troubled over the result Consideration ol the question is being Iclt over till the next regular meeting of the Cabinet n:t Tuesday. Various suggestions have been moved to overcome tbe diflietilty. one of which, it is understood, is receiving considerable suoport. Ibis being the introduction of another Bill making the civil ceremony before a Stale official the only form of marriage recognisril bv law. Any religious ceremony the contracting parties might desire eonhl he performed later. SYDNEY. October I.

Concerning the rejection ol Hie No Temerc Bill, it is stated the Premier ami a majority ol his .Ministers "ill ojqio.se any move to hold an election this year on the issue. One Minister expressed the opinion that, ultimalelv, the Cabinet would probably decide lo make live or six ap.pointmeuts to the Legislative Council, and further, that early next year a .short session would 1.0 held when th" Bill would lx* teiiitrndm ed. having | co-ed all stages in the Lower lloi.se; H’oll. if the Cnlinejl again rejected it. an a) real would he made to the eleetois.

AUSTRALIA AND LEAGUE. MELBOURNE. 'October I

In the House of Represent a t ives .Mr I’rijee {Federal Premier) stated he wanted to make it dear that nothing that had taken place at the Genoa Confere nee in any way hound the Parliament or tin* people at. Australia until Australia, through her Parliament, had .subscribed to the protocol and given its approval to the pmvi.-ioiis claimed under it. FED KRAI. MIGRANTS. (Received Ibis dai el 0.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Dei. L During the lirst six months of the current year 15,005 European migrants arrived in Australia nheieuf 11.505 were British and the balance mostly fsniitlm-i'ii European, WOOL SALES. BRISBANE. October 1. Tke wool sales closed, with :t strong advancing market. Scoured touched tiSJd an Australian record. QUEEN LAND RAILWAYS DEFICIT. BRISBANE, October I. The Queensland railways showed a deficit lor the last linaiieial year of £1 ~")R:i.(l(l'S according to the Cnninuxsioiicr’.s report tabled in the Assembly, as compared with the deli it "I .C1.17A.1D2 lor the previous year. Six lilies showed a piolit. twenty-seven paid partial expenses and lilt v-eiglil showed a dead loss.

Tbe annual rej ->rL i.l the AuditorGeneral shows a siir: lus lor the yeai ef k12.7(!7. Accumulated deficits total £BIO.OIO.

I UNSAFE DEPOSIT. SYDNEY, September 25. Women have a habit of sticking tilings down llieir blouses lor salekeejiiug. But it us some times an unsafe deposit. Only a while back in Sydney a woman lost a bundle of notes that way. They slipped right down, on to the ground and into someone-el.-e’s Docket. Now there lias been another humorous instance ol the laid that the I.louse is not a sale rejmsitory. It occurred at a well-known restauiant a night or two ago. A taslij n liable woman, whose husband was entertaining a parly ol guests, suddenly turned sickly pale. Her valuable diamond brunch was missing. W bile dancing, she had unfastened it from her dress, rolled it in a serviette, and. woman-like sliphed it, inside her Mouse. The narty searched everywhere. The brooch had completely disajipeareil. It was most embarrassing. Police headquarters were immediately informed. Two detectives were iltst about to make a search ol ilie cafe when a woman rushed in. ‘l’he brooch, worth about (-'7O. bad, she said been found in a garbage tin. It. had evidently fallen on to the dmtable been swe|>t away among scnips of food, and emptied into tlm tin. Waiters and others commenced to rake through the tin. There was the brooch inside the bony remains of a chicken.