AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 March 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

1 AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OABLI ASSOCIATION NOT GUILTY of MURDER. SYDNEY, March 21. William Wright, charged with the murder of Frederick, at Homebusli, was found not guilty and discharged. A CALLOUS MOTOR HOG. TWO OLD PEOPLE KILLED. SYDNEY, March 21. An elderly ample, John Gurr, aged 71. and his wife, Mary, aged CO. were knocked down by a motor car on the Parramatta mad at five o’clock last evening and received shocking injuries from which both died. 'I he driver of the car did not stop, though it is stated that he evidently saw t Gurrs, for the marks mi the read subsequently showed how the brakes bad heen applied just before running them down. After skidding for twentyeight yards the car resumed its jour-

A cyclist, following, gave (base, but lest sight of the car when passing Burwood. goon after the accident two young men told the police that shortly before the time of the accident they were passed by a blue motor car travelling between forty and fifty miles an hour. The car’s extraordinary speed prompted them to make a note of its number. TWO ARRESTS. SYDNEY, March 22. Two men have been detained at Goulhurn in connection with the killing of the Gurrs. VOLUMNIA DISPUTE. SYDNEY, March 21. Despite the boycott of the A oluinnia’s cargo by the Transport Unions, some of the discharged cargo was removed from the wharf and delivered to the consignees. .Mr Scale, President of the Maritime Transport Group, states that there is going to be no general strike or anvtbing of that kind, as far as the .Maritime l nions are cniuerned. It is stated the employees of the Master Carriers will lie ordered to proceed to the Yoluinnia’s wharf, and cart her cargo, and in the event of non-compliance, each man, it is understood. will have to take the conse(|iK‘ncos of non-Unionist labour being available and ready to carry out such orders in the event of the Unionist employees refusing. Steadily increasing developments are forshadowed at the beginning ol the week.

THK KING’S PR IKK. MELBOURNE, March 21. The King’s prize at the Victoria pjiie Association’s meeting was won , y H. M. Nutt, South Australia, with i score ol 333.

WOOL TO BE iiEl-D DACE. ;Received this day at 9.25 a.m2) MELBOURNE, March 23. Wool sellers decided to lepeat at he April sales the curtailment of fifty ,er cent, of the wool offered.

SEA.MEN’S IDIOTIC DEMANDS. MELBOURNE. March 23. .Mr Appleton. Chairman of Directors, at the annual meeting of the Hmidart Barker Company, stated that the position, after 20 years of conciliation and arbitration, was that there were more strikes and more industrial trouble, and great distrust, which Previously did not exist between employer and employee. His latest le - ter” from England stated that the men seem to lmvijjost their heads entirely. Their demand?* are unreasonable, in fact, idiotic. They do not seem to wish to work at all. even on thenown terms, and all sorts of tales are told of the extreme action and ridiculous behaviour hv crews at sea.