AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 June 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

iCSTIIALIAN AND N.Z. CAULS ASSOCIATION. A WILL IN A COFFIN. SYDNEY, June ;t A man named Arthur William Apsey died suddenly at Enfiield last week. His solicitor and relatives were aware that he had made a will involving largo sums, but any trace of this could not be loiiud. Knowing Apsoy was ]>oculi:n' in some of his doings, they suspected the will might he about the body. They secured permission to open (lie grave and discovered the will in the pocket of the dead mail's pyjamas. || was legible and in good condition.

FOREIGN IMMIGRANTS. BRISBANE. .lime I. Tin' report of .Mr 'l'. A. Kerry. Royal Commissioner on alien immigration to Queensland, rays, inter alia, that tin' Greek immigration is a. menace to the community in which lie settles, and if would he a henelii to the state if his entrance was altogether prohibited, lie suggests stringent regulations in connection with the admission and control of immigrants, lie adds that foreign immigration appears to he largely induced and controlled by selfish unscrupulous interest, entirely outside Australia. M A XSI.A TOUT KH S K XTENCE. SYDXYE. May 5. The Full Court has reserved judgment in an appeal by the Crown against the sentence imposed on Withers (cabled 2'Jnd April! for maiislaugter of his wife. The main ground of appeal was that the sentence was inadequate. BOWLS. SYDNEY. .Tune 1. The New Zealand howlers had the first- win of their four, defeating Ihe City team by 01 to 51. TASMANIAN' ELECTIONS TIE. HOBART. Juno 1. There is no material change in the election figures, and there is every indictation that both parties will return an equal number of candidates.