AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN AND X.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION -MELBOURNE’S JUVENILE GANG. THREE: ARRESTS MADE. (Received this day at 9.33 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 1. The police have arrested two hoys, aged eight and twelve respectively, and a girl, aged twelve, who. the polico j allege, is the leader ol the Juvenile* Crime Gang. A quantity of property Inis been seized. A statement lias been liUmlc by the girl that she wore noiseless Chinese slippers when assisting in robberies which were performed with the .skill of professional criminals. Another member of the gang, a boy of twelve, was arrested on a charge of shooting a horse. The police were i informed (hat he wa.s given a revolver : by tbe girl who stole it. X.S.W. FINANCE. SYDNEY, July 3. Mr Lang (Lab. I’reinier) states that for the official year ended 30th. June, the expenditure exceeded the revenue by £750.-1-19. Tile revenue was £38.953.(>75 and expenditure £39,710.131. the debit balance being then £3,-130,811

LA fit )UR OPPOSITION. ME I (BOURNE. July 2. The Labour Party in the House of Representatives are strongly opposing the Bill to amend the Immigration Act. Mr Charlton moved an amendment on the second reading with the object, of having the Bill withdrawn and redrafted. He characterised the measure as a direct blow at trade unionism. Mr A lisle. . Leader of the Opposition, seconded the amendment. The dat'd, was adjourned. It lIOU IK WEEK. (Received this da\ at 1.1.35 a.m.) SYDNEY., Julv 3. Mr Lang lias decided lo convene a. conference of .Ministers representatives, of tlie whole of the State Governments, including Victoria, with the object of endeavouring to arrive at an agreement on the question <9 a forty-four lo urs working Week. CHESS (11 AM PIOXSIII P. SYDNEY. July 3. By ib'fealing G. Shuebridgc in the film! of the- State Chess ("bampioiisliip, A. Wallace retains the title. X.Z. BOWLERS WIN. BRISBANE. July 3. At l.nwls the New Zealanders defeated Toowoog hv 15 to -12. THE CANBERRA FIRE. ITS EFFECT" ON STRIKE. (Received ibis dav at 11.35 a.m.) SYDNEY. July 3. The police are satisfied that there are no suspicious eircmiistam-es surrounding the lire i.n the steamer Canberra. Tim detectives said they were unafile to find a trace which would lead to the belief that an iocemliarist. lmd been at WorkAll the cargo has now been removed ami this is only slightly damaged. A survey shows the vessel's holds are sound. The fact that the steamer Canberra was unloaded fiy waterside unionists is said to have some significance respecting the shipping trouble, as il is r> ported the watersiders were officially asked fiv the seamen not to perform the unloading onerations on the ground that the watersiders had agreed to support the seamen and the tact that

(fit* request- was ignored lias raisis

doubt whether the seamen will receive the whole hearted support from the waterside workers if the threatened extension of the dispute occurs.

UNIONISTS AGAINST UPHEAVAL SYDNEY. July 3.

All- Willis. Vice-President ot the Executive Council, speaking at. Dnddo, said it was hoped, within a lew (lavs, to find a solution of the difficulties. Trade ('nionists were sot against an upheaval of any kind at present. The .Alcllmurne branch of the Seamens t’niuii has decided to fall in with the action taken by Sydney in giving the owners fourteen days’ notice of their intention to cease work if the guarantee clause was not inserted in the articles. The Adelaide branch has acted similarly. LOCAL l’.onv ELECTIONS. SYDNEY, July 2., The State Government has decided that: the next election of local governing bodies throughout the State will he held under Parliamentary franchise and not under the system atpresent in vogue.