AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 February 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[nr telegraph—per press association.]

CONTROL OF MOTOR, CYCLING. (Received this day at 11.25 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 25. The Karetu has sailed for Bluff. | SYDNEY. February 25. I A meeting of those interested in motor cycle racing decided to approach the motor cycling bodies both in New I Zealand and Australia with a view to forming an Australasian Motor Cycling Association with the object of bettei control and improvement of the sport generally. SYDNEY AFFAIRS. SYDNEY, February 25. At a conference of the representatives of local governing bodies interested in the supply of electricity from the City Council at which about twenty-eight councils were represented, a motion was carried stating the meeting considers the generation and distribution of electricity within the metropolitan area other than what is required by the railways and tramways departments, can best lie handled by municipal enterprise without Government enterprise. The City 'Council, at a special meeting. approved of the extension of Alartin Place through to AlaeQuarrie St., and the technical officers were instructed to take the necessary steps to arrange for the extension. ’I lie Lord Al ay or said he believed the net cost to the Council would not exceed L'loo,ooo. NE THAI ERE, BILL. SYDNEY, February 24. The State Calinet decided the special session of parliament will commence on the 21th. Alarcli. The only measure in sight at present is the Ne Temcre Bill, which will lie introduced without amendment. OYER-PRODUCTION OF SUGAR. BRISBANE., February 24. It is stated the Control of Cane Prices Board, in view of the serious position created by the over-product ion of sugar iu the State, amounting to two hundred thousand tons, decided not to make any further assignments of new land for the picsetrc. BASIC AYAGFj REDUCED. MELBOURNE, February 24. The Railway Classification Board hr reduced the basic wage for railway employers from 13s lid to 13;s 8d per day, thereby offer ting a saving of seventy thousand sterling yearly. The rat claimed by the A'ictorian Bailway Union was 10s Del per day.

NII-GA STILL HELD UP. (Received ibis day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, February 25. The steamer Nilga is still unable to secure a crew, the men being firm in their resolve not to rail with members of the Fordsdale’s ere,.. ATTEMPTED .MURDER. .MELBOURNE, February 21. Patrick .Marshall, contractor of Ilexfield was committed for trial on a charge of attempting to cause poison to he administered to hi* wife Agnes, with, intent to murder. The police alleged that Marshall insured his wife's life for two thousand sterling on 25th. January, and two days later took her to a doctor who prescribed for her. She took the medicine at first without any ill effects, hut on 2nd. February site became violently ill. and was sent to the hospital, whore she recovered, hut after taking another dose of the medicine on (Sth. February while in the hospital she was again violently ill from strychnine poisoning. Ail analysis of the modiene showed that strychnine had been added. A\ lien AlarAna,llfs home "Us .searched. a bottle containing strychnine was found in. a drawer.

rviiTiiui s-riuKK. SYDNEY. February 24. Following ' n the dismissal of sixteen employees at Pcrdrian rubber works. Druminoyno, the remainder of the employees numbering twelve hundred struck, rendering the works idle. Efforts at a .settlement unfed.

WIRELESS -M’.U'S. .MELBOURNE, February 24. The .Postmaster-General has announced that it is illegal for owners of wireless to disseminate news, either by posting it outside their premises or in any other manner, without the consent of the Postmaster-General, and broadcasting companies who are offenders will be prosecuted if the practice is persisted in. FIRE DAMAGE. MELBOURNE, February 24. A lire destroyed the main business block in Lichville near Bendigo. The damage is £IO,OOO .