AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. APPI.N MURDER. APPEAL REFUSED. (Received this day at 0 a.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 11. The High Court- of Australia retimed William Simpson leave to appeal against hi.s .sentence in connection with the A.ppin murder.

COAL MINES TROUBLE. (Received this day at S n.m.) SYDNEY. November 11. The first signs of an approaching crisis in the dial industry was indicated to-day when, following on the refusal of the Xcwiastlc coal trimmers to work overtime, over seventeen hundred colliery employees were idled on the northern field. It is stated that seven mines an nimble to continue working u. tinge are no waggons available into which the coal could lie loaded. The miners have been one of the first groups to he seriously affected by the waterside stoppage and it is cx| eeted that thousands more miners will shortlv he idled if the tactics of the foal trimmers are continued.

MGR ETON BAY TROUBLE. SYDNEY, November 11. It is nnoffi'iallv stated that G stewards and pantrymen would hold up each Commonwealth Line steamer as it arrived, until the Moreton Bay’s dismissed stewards were re-engaged. A meeting of the watersider.s unexpectedly decided that no good purpoic could he served by holding up the cargo ~f the Aloicton Bay further am' a gang was allowed to unload t.lie ship. The Moreton Bay was then laid lip.

X.S.W. DRINK BILL. SYDNEY, November 12. According to the Government Staticinn the Drink Bill of New South Wales for the year ended the Bfltli. June last was £ll .G 10.(100 equal to £5 2s (id par capita of the population, being L 205.000. or elevenpence per capita mole than the pro;filing year.

DIVORCE COURT SENSATION. SYDNEY. November It

There was a sensation in the Divorce Court when Mr .lusthe Owen stated that a respondent, named Gibbons, then before the Court, had threatened to shoot him and tluou vitriol over the .Judge's daughter. Mr .Instiee owen added that the threats did not affect him in the slightest. Even d Gil.hons did .sircced in his amiable intention. he would still have to obey the order of the Court lor the payment- of alimony to his wile.

Gibbous admitted that he laid made a threat, hut .said he did not intend to ciiitv it out. 11 is iv;is:m l»u* iitti'rinji the threat, was that two detectives had dragged him out ol bed and told him that lie would lie kicked to pioi os if he did not attend the Court. The evidence showed that the respondent was in receipt ol a large wckIv allowance from his lather, v.hirh bo .pent on clothing and al the races. The .Judge .'"'ld sollle of it should

have been I'sed to meet tin l ( unit s order, and discharging :■ mio obligations to his wife. The .lodge ordered Gibbons to he returned in custody to Long Bay Prison.

murder SUSPECTED. SYDNEY. November It

Detectives have concluded their inquiries into tho man Beasleys case. They are convinced that he was murdered. and also that they know the murderer. No arres't has been made, hut the suspect is being kept Ulid'.'i dose observation till the inquest.