AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 July 1925, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(ÜBt BALI AN AND N.’t. PAP!-* ASSOCIATION. t MEAN ROBBERV. SYDNEY, July 22. George Whaler, the Secretary of the Help for Consumptives Art Union, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment on a charge ol stealing tourteen thousand tickets, the property of the committee. The police gave evidence that the accused admitted that he put the butts of these, tickets in the barrel, and that they were drawn to the extent of securing; prizes to the value of several hundred pounds. The police found that twenty-one thousand tickets had been sold to the public, large munliers of the hulls of which were burned. These, therefore, had not had a chance in the draw. The Attorney-General is considering the re-drawing of the Ari l nion. STRIKE STILL UNSETTLED. SYDNEY. July 23. The Burns Phillip Island steamer, Makamho. has joined the idled fleet, the seamen refusing to man the vessel. The Union Company’s Kokiri at Sydney and the Ngatoro at Hobart, v are also held up. The consensus of opinion among the seamen seems to he that the owners proposals will have to In' modified before they "ill he approved hy the rank and file' of the Union. The proposals objected to at the meeting are those dealing with the abolition of stop work meetings, holiday pay and the return to home ports of discharged seamen.

MURDER CHARGE. SYDNEY, July ‘23.

Alexander Clarence Thomas, has l>een arrested in connection with the death of Bridget Enright (cabled Dtli. Sept.) and charged with the murder. He was remanded. Thomas was living under the name of Maxwell. It is alleged lie uttered false cheques and he was arrested for that reason, and the seareli revealed he was Thomas. STRIKE AT RUBBER WORKS. SYDNEY. July It is reported that, as the result of a i(iiilerence ol the parties to the dispute at the Perdriau Rubber Oompny's Works (cabled 21st), the members of the Engine Drivers’ Union, who struck, decided to return to work. The question of an increase in wages "ill lie further discussed at a conference of the men. and management tomorrow. 1 SPAM UNGER TREATMENT. > SYDNEY, July 23. - * Replying to a deputation asking for the introduction of the Spahlmger treatment into New South Wales, or failing this, a practical investigation of the results of the treatment, the Minister of Health, Mr Gann, said he was much in sympathy with the request. He would suggest to the Cablin'! that four consumptives and a bacteriologist be sent to Geneva. X.S.W. CIYIL SERVANTS. SYDNEY. July 23. The Attorney-General. Mr McTierman, told the deputation of public servants that he honed to provide access for the public- servants to the Arbitration Court during Dm coming Parliament. The Government was also favourable to preference to unionists, and the other requests made.