AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

IUSiniLIAN AND N.».. CABLtt ASSOCIATION■ THE ADlil'RY TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, July 20. Murray, who had been separated for years from his wife, canto to Albury from Sydney on the morning of the tragedy. During the day. with his son, he visited several hotels. They were apparently on the most friendly terms. Later on a standing dispute on family matters was revived, and while ii was progressing, flic son went to an outhouse and got a shot gun. which lie discharged as the men approached each other, the father being fatally shot in the neck. DEPINEDO'S FLIGHT. SYDNEY. July 20. The aviator Depinedo left to-day for Brisbane, but after travelling 50 miles his machine developed engine trouble, and he returned. He will resume his flight to-morrow. .FATAL -MELBOURNE FIRE. MELBOURNE, July 20. A lire in S. B. Harris Ltd’s lioitt factory in the city caused damage totalling £OOOO. Shortly alter the Brigade’s arrival, the concrete parapet of tlie building collapsed on three ii remen. F. Holmes, aged ii2, was killed instantaneously, while Albert Mottonry and Herbert Gill were injured and were sent to 1 ho- hospital. Holmes is ihe first member of the Metropolitan Eire Brigade to lie killed lighting a lire. Twenty other firemen narrowly escaped.