AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 April 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION. A WRESTLING PRIZE. MELBOURNE, April 6. The Stadium authorities have decided not to pay 21000 which was to have been paid to the winner of Saturday’s wrestling contest. ‘I lie match was for the world's lightheavyweight championship and £IOOO, but the manager of the Stadium states that he is now informed that the challenger could not win a world’s champoinship on points though the articles i signed by Thyet and Miller provided lor a points decision. The manager states that he had been misled. Each wrestler will receive only 2.7 per cent, of the gate money. CHARGED WITH MURDER. SYDNEY, April (5. At the inquest on Guns cabled 24th March, the Coroner discharged Francis Roland and committed Joseph Boland for trial on a charge of murder. X.S.W. ELECTIONS. SYDNEY. April 7. The Cabinet has further prorogued Parliament until April 18. The writs for the general election will be issued, on April 22nd. 15 A YSWATE R FA T A LIT Y. MELBOURNE, April 7. Details of the Baysuuter accident fail to explain the (ause. Mrs Grillitlis was seated beside her husband, who was driving, when iho train crashed into the vehicle, hurling the occupants under the train. Mrs Griffith* was critically injured. When the train pulled u]>, Mr Arthur Harris, the Manager of one of Griffith’s estates, alighted to render assistance, and he was just in time to see the body of liis daughter being dragged from under the train.

SYDNEY SCANDAL. SYDNEY. April 7. The report of Mr Lamb, the Royal Commissioner who has been inquiring into the City Council’s cartage contracts, lias been made available by the Cabinet. The report states there has been a disregard of ordinary business principles in deciding with the simple question of which ol certain tenders should be accepted. If says that there was corruption on the part ol Aiderman Walker, and that the facts elicited show a most unsatislaclory state of things in the administration of the affairs of the city, whether it bo attributable to corruption or incompetence, or want of proper consideration, or the understanding of the problems engaging the attention of the Council. The Cabinet lias deferred a decision as to whether action should he taken on the findings until the return ol the Attor-ney-General. SIR HARRY LAUDER. (Received this day at 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 8. Sir llarrc Lauder arrived from the East yesterday and proceeds to New Zealand by Hie .Marnma to-morrow for holiday fishing in the South Island. t(IRRUPT PRACTIL ES. SYDNEY, April 8. The Royal Commissioner’s report, oil civic a (fairs states the Labour Party persistently voted against the aeieptance of the lowest tender without adequate reason and without due regard to the interests of the council.