AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION SYDNEY AND STRIKE. SYDNEY, Juno 2G. The Alayor inlormcd tho C ity Council he would convene a Conference of the Unions involved in the shipping trouble and the owners with a a iew to the prevention of its extension t > city in the danger of cutting oil the electricity supply as Die Electrician Union is a member of the Transport Group which is supporting the seamen. AGITATORS AND ALIENS. MELBOURNE, June “ A Bill introduced in the Federal Parliament provides for the deportation of persons involved seriously in industrial disturbances or concerned in offences to the prejudice of the public. The hill also provides for the restriction of alien immigration when considered necessary.

FORBES UNDER WATER. SYDNEY, June 26. The flood is still rising at Forbes. All business is now at a standstill there, the business section being cut off from the residential section. The town is a. vast sheet of water. Details are not available oi the damage in the surrounding district. All the telegraph and telephone lines aie down. EXPLOSION AT POWER HOUSE SYDNEY. June 27. During a heavy thunderstorm last evening the City and Suburbs were plunged into darknes-. follow iug on a heavy explosion at the Pvrmont Power House, which wrecked the two switehhnords and caused other damage. Several electricians were temporarily disabled by the shock, but none were seriously injured. The cause of the explosion was the break-down of one of the feeding cables. Power was quickly restored m • the city, but some suburbs remained in darkness.