AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 June 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ICBTKALIAN A Nil N.Z. CAilDi ASSOCIATION REMANDED ON .MURDER CHARGE SYDNEY, June 2. John William Abbott was remanded till June 10th on a charge ol murdering Amlrew Walter Cuthbci t. | Cuthbert. who resided with his wife and stepson a.L Leichhardt, died in hospital as a result of a gash in the stomach, said to have Icon inflicted by a caning knife. According to the police. ;i domestic quarrel occurred at Cuthbert's home. Subsequently tbo stepson. Abbott, was arrested.]

I N l V EHSITY CO.M M IFF I OXER. PERTH. Jutm 2

Among the passengers by tin Orth.To. which arrived from London today. is Sir Harry licicln 1. principal of the I niversily College of Wales, who is mi route to New Zealand as a Government Commissioner to report on the New Zealand ! niversily -y. icm. N.S.W. FLOODS. A!.'NY THOUSANDS DAMAGE. SYDNEY- .Tip a 3. The Hood waters of Afun-in.ilmigrn have now reached AYarrandern, the i.iv-lying portions of which are urn 1 ! water. Fortunately the town is Iniilf on bit'll land. People living in Ibc Ma !: i.f the water, having several 'lays t.. prepare for the flood, lmd removed ilieir belongings before danger 'nine. The damage will amount to many thousands. STOCK DLS EASE. SYDNEY. June ‘2. Alt alarming outbreak of rodvvater lever is recoiled amongst stock on a larm ill South Tweed district. This is the first, outbreak south of that liver. SOLDIERS’ UNION CEASES. nteceiv,,:| this dav at 9.25 i.m.) SYDNEY, Juim I. The Returned ,Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Water,file Workers Union passed out of existence yesterday. Sim e January last the organisation had fought a losing fight against the official I abour uni>ll:. the pressure from which had depleted its- ranks.

TASMANIAN ELECTIONS. 11 ORA KT, June !

Although the counting of the votes lias not progressed sufficiently to give any definite idea the result on the prevent figures looks, as if Labour at present the governing party and antil.abour forces will lie returned with equal strength, fifteen each. There is a possibility of Labour gaining the sixteenth seat by four representatives being returned for Denison. None of the three vvonvn candidates are likely to be successful.