AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 July 1925, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A N.Z. (able Association.J SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Received ibis day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY. July 28. The wool sales market lor best line inclines and comebacks occasionally showed a hardening tendency on last week’s rates. Other descriptions are unaltered. Greasy merino sold to thir-ty-two pence.

PTCTTRE THEATRE FIRE. SYDXKY. July 27

As the Capitol Picture Theatre was Idling for the afternoon performance, the screen caught lire and was immediately a mass of ilium-. Two stage hands behind the screen had to run through the llames and both were seriously burned being sent- to the hospital. The American sailors helped in quelling the outbreak and the audience left without' panic. COL 171 FRA' E.XIM.OSTOX. SYDNEY. July 27. The explosion at the Metropolitan Colliery at I Irlensluugh killed Iw'o miners. George, West. aged twenty-five and Frederick Green. Twenty-seven. The deceased, with seven other miners, were working at the face when a pick penetrated a pocket of gas. The noise of the gas escaping was heard and the

seven others ran . to Fmtety. Croon and West, remained and were killed, instantly, by the ensuing explosion. The. bodies have been recovered.

I'BOTKCTU IN' IXCR KASKI). A 1 KLBOrii.XK, July 27. A now tariff schedule has been prepared. ;uni il. will bo submitted to tbo Federal Pallia me ill with the budget. The alteration in duties is in a protective direction, and is restricted to comparatively few items, hut these concern classes of imports which have been pourilie in. and detrimentally atlecting Australia's most important industries. IXCOM E TAX CTT. AlFd.llOrnXK. July 27. It. is estimated that Dr Karl Pace (Treasurer> itf his Budget speech, will announce that the burden of income tax will lie lightened by at least eio.ooo.ono. A (OKI,!') KBS’ STM KK. SVDXK.V. July 27. As a protest against; the employment, of unskilled labour on the moulding machines, the iron moulders employed at the Clyde Engineering Works hnvest ruck. There are I**o alb'ctod.