AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION i)

'THE FEDERAL SPEAKER

(Received this day at 8 a.m.l SYDXJJY, Feb. 27

W. A. Watt. Speaker in the Federal j House of Representatives, is a paseeniger by the Maunganiii, going on a short visit to New Zealand. AUSTRAL! A N 1)1 S P UTES. \SPDNEY. February 26. The management of the Commonwealth Line, having failed to secure a full ciew idr the Dilga. paid off those already signed on and replaced tnc Dilga with the Dromana, for which a new crew will shortly he called for. PERTH, ' February 26. Tl ie steamer Volumnia, which has been tied no at Fremantle since October. has departed.' manned only by officers and apprentices. COM MOX WE A LIT ! STEA.)IERS. (Received tins da.v'at 10.25 a.m.) SYDNEY February 27. It is officially stated the transport group will next week consider a plan for the combined unions to compel the Federal Government to withdraw its proposals respecting the sale of the Commonwealth line of steamers. DISEASE INFECTED ANIMALS STOLEN. SYDNEY. February 27. Hares and Guinea pigrs iimoeulated with germs of a highly infectious disease have been stolen from the laboratory of the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. The authorities express grave fears the diseases may spread to the person or persons who committed the theft as some of the diseases with which the animals are iimoeulated are the most freely contagious known. It is quite possible that many other persons might be infected.

ATTACKED BY A MOB. SYDNEY, February 27. When trying to rescue a young girl from a number of youths whom lie considered ill-treating her, Frank Saunders:. aged twenty-three, was attacked bv the mob and so seriously injured that be was sent to the hospital. The latest reports state he is not expected to live. PRODUCE PRICES. MELBOURNE, February 27. Oats (milling) 2s 9d, 2s ltld; feed 2s -Id, 2s (id. Barley (English) (is Bd, (is 9d; Capo 6s (id. 6s Bd. Potatoes £4 Pis to £6; Onions 810. DEMON BOWLER’S CRITI'CISM. SYDNEY, Eeh. 26. Spofforth, the former demon bowler, referring •to present day bowlers, said lie thought length and break had been sacrificed for swerve. The googi.v swerve bad to be controlled to be effective, and from what he had seen, many howlers of the swerve to-day overpitched the ball. INSURANCE OF LABOUR. (Received tnis cl a v at- 9.26 a.m ) PERTH. Fell. 26. The compulsory insurance of all labour including domestic help is to he enforced under the new Workers’ Compensation Act from Sunday next. Policies will he issued covering all obligations under the new Act with the exception of four classes of miners’ disease. A FIRE RESULT. PERTH, Feh. 27.

A fire, the origin of which is supposed t.o he from a lire in dry logs and debris lit by a party of telegraph linesmen, swept Capel district, doing enormous damage. Intense feeling exists regarding the alleged carelessness of the Federal Government employees.