AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I IOSIBALIAN AND N.'l. CABL* ASSOCIATION. DRUNK AFTER HOURS. .Melbourne. July u. In a ease in which a hotelkeeper was charged with selling liquor with dinner after six o’clock, the Magistrate dismissed the iifformation, deciding that drinks may be served wifli meals after closing time. FEDERAL MILITARY FORCES -MELBOURNE. J iilve 11. The report of the Inspector-Genera', ol Military Forces was tabled in the Federal House. It states that more money is needed. It says that the training period of citizen forces should at. least- he equal to the pre-war period. He adds 111111 if the present serious position in regard to material was to he rectified within a reasonable time, then the purchase of war material from abroad could not he divided.

MURDER AND SUICIDE. ADELAIDE. .July 15. A man giving the name of Tom Watson. hoarding at a shop in King St., fatally shot Mrs .Merle Skelton, a waitress at the establishment. He then shot himself and died shortly afterwards .Among the man's effects were found war medals and a union member’s ticket having the name of T. Weathered.

MUTTON BIRDERS HUT. HOBART, Julv 15

The Flinders Island mutton bird packers are gravely perturbed at the action of, the New Zealand Comptroller of Customs in classifying the birds as preserved meat instead of as provisions as formerly. This will mean an additional forty per cent., approximately llis , Q d nor hundred birds, which, it, is stated will absolutely block Tasmanian importations to New Zealand. Tinmatter will lie brought before the Federal Tarilf and Industries Hoard at the earliest opportunity.

WOOL POSITION. (Received this day at 11.25 a.nO PERTH, July 15. 'The Executive of the Pastoralists Association of Western Australia decided against the acceptance of Sir .). Higgins’ present proposal for the stabilization of wool prices. IMMIGRATION BILL. MELBOURNE. .Julv 15. In the House of Representatives Mr ( liarlion’s amendment to the Immigration Bill was negatived by 32 to 21 and the second reading was carried bv a similar party vote. WHEAT POOL. ADELAIDE, duly 15. 'The South Australian Co-Operative Union, as a result of the plebiscite of the formers, resolved to continue the voluntary wheat pool for a iurlher three years. N.Z. LEAGUE TEAM. SYDNEY. July L 5. 'The New Zealand League team’s ,hieenslatid fixtures have not yet been icon linallv settled.