AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

.AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAUL® ASSOCIATION

AVAR IN THE PACIFIC. MELBOURNE, April 12. Ihe Conference of the Australian ‘ Labour Party passed a resolution rc- ; questing the Federal Executive to take immediate steps to call a Pan-Pacific Conference of all workers concerned, with the object of preventing war in tbe Pacific. The secretary of tfic Trades Hall Council, in moving the motion, said that within the last few weeks the , Labour movement in Australia had got into touch with certain Japanese, and possibly a conference would be held in : the near future. THE MARAMA. SYDNEY, Ajrii 13. Tbe .Mamma's sailing is now postponed till noon on Tuesday. Tbe management know no reason for the delay and has received no complaint of any kind. There is no dispute regarding rates and conditions. When calls were made for labour at the -Mercantile -Marine Office, although a number of men were seeking employment, none offered for the .Mamma. HOLIDAY CROWDS. SYDNEY. April 13. The fine weather attracted enormous crowds at the Show and Sports’ meetings. The New Zealand rider, Vera McMillan who met with a severe accident at last show had another fall today ill the high jump, hut landed on. her feet. She dead heated for third place. A FRENCHMAN STABBED. SYDNEY. April 14. Petty bickerings between two foreign employees al tbe Cronulla Hotel, increasing in bitterness day by day, came to a climax when Samuel Abraham Pappnravs. n Greek, fatally slabbed Jules Regnaud, a. Erenelmian, in tbe groin, severing an artery. Pa pa rays has been charged with murder. GOODS ELL AND HANNAH. SYDNEY. April 14. Gnodsell has declared that the next race for the world’s sculling championship must be rowed on the Paramatta River. He is quite prepared to accept Hannah's challenge, hut would not euertain a contest on the N.Z. course mentioned. A BRUTAL MURDER. ADELAIDE, April 14. A revolting murder lias come to l ; r at Petorsborough. on the Northern Railway. I lie body of a Greek named Jnnnes Ylalios. was found buried in a quarry with his throat gashed and his heart out. The police are searching for Arnxtotilis Benuetos who is suspected of having been with the murdered man on the (lav of his death.