AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 November 1924, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

i [BY TELEO HAVU —PEII I-HESS ABSOCIATIO.N.J ■ A DOCTOR’S DEATH. i SYDXEP, Nov. 2!). ; Obituary—Dr John Frew Robertson, I aged .10. He was born at. Dunedin and 1 graduated at tlie Otago University, I THE RANK SHOOTING. 3 MELBOURNE, Nov. 2!). | In eonnoctioli with tlie shooting of i Almeida at Hampton (not HainpdeiO i bnmeli of the Commercial Rank it was \ discovered that £l7O was stolen. The f police have made a second arrest. The ■ doctors stiite there is but very slight ■ hope for Almeida’s recovery, : COURT DECISION. SYDNEY, November 20. ! The High Court delivered its reservi ed judgment in the Union Companys . appeal (.cabled on 13th). The Chief ■■ Justice and Justice Starke expressed j the opinion that appellant had failed '? to establish that the deduction claim,l ed was authorised by the act and deI cidcd the reduction the appellant was \ entitled lo make was 221,101 sterling, j Justice Isaacs said the appellant’s posiI tion had no foothold either in the law ,| or finance.

SHIRRING TROUHI.E. SYDNEY, November 27. The trouble with the Seamen’s Union is extending. The steamer Gwdyar after being held up for several days secured a crew and sailed. The steamer Hunter arrived from Newcastle and despite orders, four firemen left and the remainder of the crew intimated they would not sail without the men. Notice was thereupon served on the whole of the crew. An attempt is lie made to sign on a new crew.