AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIANS FAMILY. SYDNEY, June 27. Tlie Comonweatth Statistician’s estimates of the population of the Commonwealth at the end of Mareh last was 5.904,592. being an increase of 137, and 230 for the year. SHIR TIED UP. MELBOURNE. June 27.

Following oil the refusal of the seamen to man the steamer Chillngee, when a call for a crow was made, the vessel will he laid up. There are nowfive ships alfceted. POLITICAL BATTLE. SYDNEY. Juno 27.

A buttle royal is proceeding between Lang and Fuller over the former's .statement regarding the late Government's estimated surplus lor the ctirrent year. Fuller claims the Government is speeding up expenditure and postponing income tax payments in order to dispose of the surplus.

EAMEN’S DISPUTE IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, June 27

Tlie latest development in the waterside trouble has been provided hv the crew of the inter-State steamer Canberra, who after being logged for attending a slopwork meeting, just before the ship was due to sail refused clutv and the steamer was held up.

The (. onfmonweakh liner Carina lias been laid up, owing to an uneertaimty in getting a crew. PRISONER SLASHES THROAT. BRISBANE, June 27.

Richard Thomas who was gaoled on the 27th April snatched the razor from the hand of the gaol barber and slashed his throat, dying a few minutes later.

A BUNGALOW TRAGEDY. PERTH. June 28. Two young women, Stella Moore and Doyle were sleeping in a bungalow in the grounds of an hotel at Rockingham. Doyle left her room for a few minutes and returning found Mrs At ;l; ire iv ; 111 tiiltlet wound in tier fare and a man lying dead, alongside her bed with a bullet through liis head.

Mrs Moore is not in a serious eondition. It is stated the dead man was her husband, lie crept. I mot less to Moore's room and shot her and then himself.

Some weeks ago Moore was a resident of Gernldton and informed the police that his wife was missing, lie had traced her to Rockingham.

Jealousy is suppo-ed to he the cause of the tragedy.

TOWN lIAI.L RECONSTRUCTION. .MELBOURNE. June 29. The City Council has adopted the plans lor the reconstruction of tho Town Hall at a total cost of COS,OOO.