AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1924, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OArj ASSOCIATION III'BGLAI! SHOOT'S 'BURGLAR. MELBOURNE, Dei-cmlicr Ml). Air Kuhn, a resident of Caullield. on returning home early in the evening alter a short, absence found a man in his bedroom, lie closed with him and w hile the struggle was in progress a second man entered from another room with a revolver in his hand and lireil :l shot when the man with whom Kuhn was struggling released his hold and rushed outside the second man saying that he had shot lii.s mate. He ordered to .stand slill or hi* would shoot, lie then rushed away and both o.siapod. I'at (lies of blood on the Hour | roved the lirst intruder was wounded. The house had been ransacked hut nothing stolen.

N.Z. SCOUTS. SYDNEY, Dec. 30. The N.Z. Boy Scouts, quartered in Petersham Scouts' Hull, arc having a busy lime sight-seeing. They will participate in the scout sports at \\ oollongong on Saturday. SAILINGS SUSPENDED. SYDNEY. Dec. Ml). All sailings of intcr-Statc steamers from Sydney to Wcstralia have been .suspended pending an assurance that there will lie a cessation of tin* interruptions caused by I nimt tactics. A MI'RDKR ('ll A RUE. BRISBANE, Dm*. 30. .Icilm Burnham, a !.-■.l-<iiin*r. has arrcsl.-d on a i lunge <*t tin* liinrd**r ol David Williams, and was remanded. | Williams re- Mini as the result nl a drinking limit on the 27th. Dee. at lii.s home at Cedar Creek, near Samford.] WOMAN MURDERS HUSBAND. ADELAIDE. Dec. MIL Edward CTeggott. a farmer, residing near llordertown was shot dead and Lis wife. .Muriel Cleggett. lias been airosted and charged with his murder. The woman is alleged In have told the. police that her husband came into the kitchen demanding his breakfast. He threw a pie dish which hil her oil t In* head and then threw her to the Hour, saying In* would kill her. Sin* freed herself, rail outside and snatched a gun which her sons had ju.-t brought hack from a duck shooting expedition. George Cleggett. aged IM. loaded it for her and when her bus!-Hid approached she threatened him. lie replied: “Do So,” and she lireil. hitting hint on the shoulder. A second shot hit him in Lhe neck. He died before the police and doctor arrived.