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Hokitika Guardian, 15 November 1924, Page 4

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ATTOIi NEY-( iEX K UAL A TTAC K ED. SYDNEY. November 15. An attempt to injury the Altorncy(leneral Mr Bavin, was made by a number of radians, believed to he either waterside!\s or supporters. A large stone was thrown at Mr Bavin, narrowly missing hitting both him and Mr Justice Harvey, with whom lie was walking at the time. Mr Bavin has on a number of occasions publicly deprecated the extremist Seamen's I’nion and expressed .sorrow that the State Covcrnment is not in a position lo take* legal notion against the organisations in consequence of its being registered under the Commonwealth Arbitration jurisdiction. It is know the outspokenness oil the part of the Minister has greatly displeased the extremists of the trade unions.

MORE BITS IDLE. SYDNEY, November 11. Six pits employing two thousand men are idle in the Northern Coalfields in consequence of the Newcastle Coal Trimmers overtime- strike. A further two thousand minors are idle owing to the strike. SYDNEY, November 11. The Australasian Lawn Tennis Association has decided to send a cablegram to the United States urging that a team he sent to tour Australia at an earlv date

JUSTICE POWER'S ADVICE. .MELBOURNE. Nov. 11. Mr Justice Powers in the Arbitration Court, indicated to the mcnioers of the Wnler.siders’ Union that certain applications which might be made to the Court, and which, if granted, would give them some of the privileges for which they were contending, said, however, with considerable emphasis, no claim or application could he considered so long as tin* men remained on strike; as well as directing the men to return to work on Inter-State vessels. He earnestly advised them to return to work for the overseas companies which had engaged labour through the Shipping Bureau.

CASE DISMISSED. PERTH, November 11. The ease against Thomas Houghton Was dismissed the Magistrate Mating there was not sufficient ovideiue to justify him in finding Houghton guilty. Nevertheless, in view of the intcest defendant had taken in the Yoliiminia dispute, the prosecution had siillieienl grounds for bringing on tic i:ise. For tlii s and Cher reasons lie would not allow costs.

VICTORIAN POLITICS. •MELBOURNE, November L 3. Mr Allan has n-ieivcd a commission lo form a C'ovorniiH-iit. ASYLUM I NQUIRY. MELBOURNE. November L 3. Before a Royal Commission enquiring into the adminisiralion of Kcw Asylum, Doctor Elh-rby said the alleged intoxicating liquor which the muse said he brought to the asylum was a cordial, lie could not roenllocttelling any indecent story to a nurse. Patients had to he bathed ill the open while the bath-room was being repaired because there was no place inside. lie had performed a certain operation on mule and female patients to demonstrate to nurses studying for examinations.

A STRIKE. MELBOURNE, November 15. Between three and lour hundred men struck at Thompson Engineering works because the labourers were- l>ut on a machine contrary to the rules ol the Amalgamated Soeietv oi Engineers.

WHEAT YIELD. BRISBANE, November 1.3. The Registrar-General estimates the wheat yield for the present season aL *2,712.21-1 bushels from 177,77!) acres.