AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. OABL2 ASSOCIATION. THE MAHENO. SYDNEY, April 4. The Mahono has not yet (noon) sailed for New Zealand. SYDNEY, April 5. The Mali urn arrived early in the forenoon on Saturday. The missing member of the Alaheno's crew rejoined the vessel, which sailed at- 2.45. Ql' E KN.S LA N D ET/ECTK)X. BRISBANE, April 5. A hye-elcetion to fill the vacancy in the Assembly caused by the elevation of Mr Brennan to the Judiciary, resulted in a win for Mr Llewellyn (the Labour candidate) over Mr Tolmie (’anti-Labour). LIQUOR POLL IN WESTRALIA. PERTH. April 5. A vote on prohibition was taken today the polling being very heavy. The figures up to midnight slmw: For Prohibition 15,140; Against 26.381. SYDNEY COUNCIL CRITKISED. SYDNEY. April 5. The report of the Reval Commissioner who has been enquiring into the City Council’s cartage contracts has been forwarded to the Government. It is drastically adverse to the Council’s methods of accepting tenders, severely censuring one Alderman. So far the report has been kept secret.

SLEEPING SICKNTSS. MELBOURNE. Anri! 5

Medical practitioners are puzzled at an outbreak of a mild form of sleeping sickness. So far no deaths have occurred. DETECTIVES ON TRIAL. MELBOURNE. April 5. The four detectives (charged with corrupt practices) alter a Departmental inquiry were charged and have been committed for trial on 3 charges of conspiracy, theft of £1(100 and with demanding by menaces £5500 irnm Terence Callaghan, licensee of the Londonderry Hotel at Collingwood. The case is causing unprecedented interest. The Crown Prosecutor, in outlining the case, said that it was alleged, that during Callaghan's alienee from the Hotel a man called and 101 l certain articles which .Miss Callaghan paiil £lO for. Shortly after the lour accused detectives appeared and when .searching ihe hotel found the articles. 1 hey suggested ibe girl s lather should he seen before she was arrested. The following morning the goods were carried from i lie hotel by O’Sullivan and Fowler and concealed at the Lost Pro-mo-t.v Office at- the Railway Station. During the negotiations which followed O’Sullivan is alleged to have told Callaghan that lie (Callaghan) would “0* two years gaol and his daughtei twelve months lor receiving stolen goods. After bargaining it was arranged that C/ilLighan should nay CCSO!) and the affair would he husked

•Callaghan, in ei idemc*. said be paid fiiOPo to O’Sullivan in the presence ol the ,accused and made arrangements for the payment of ihe balance of the £(i5()U, hut never eoninleled the deal as lie informed the authorities. Fowler did not appear at tie* healing of the charges cud a warrant has been issued for his arrest. The Chief of Police received a letter from flic missing detective stating that he wished lo resign I'rcm the force owing to a nervous breakdown, but he did nut mention the charges. STEAMER- AGROUND. SYDNEY. Ajril G. When leaving I’oit Stephens heavily laden for New Zealand on Saturday, the ste uncr Kairanga grounded ili the mud. loit after a delay of twenty-four !e up- was Coved oil by a tug. NORTHERN TERRITORY DKVKLOPM EXT. SYDNEY. April 6. The Commonwealth Government has an ambitious scheme in ham! for the development of ihe whole of Northern Australia, north of the twentieth parallel \ Northern Territory Developmental Commission will he appointed with full executive powers. It will iurmsh plans for ten years ahead and the ultimate scheme, it is Imped, will be the means of providing lor between ton and twenty million sheep. Senator Pearce, in outlining Gte scheme, said tint nt present there were only four thousand white people living north of the twentieth parallel between a point east of Broome in West Australia and west of Xornmntoii m the Gulf of Carpentaria. In tins vast territory there are millions of acres at rid,'pastoral land, very little of which is occupied or is carrying the stock that it' should. Tf effect is given to the Commonwealth proposal* the\ wi lead to the creation of another State.