AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 July 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.]

THE I. AY. AY. SYDNEY. July 29.

Referring to the reappearance of tlio Industrial Workers of the 'World, Mr Hi lire (Federal I’remior). stated tlio Federal Government would take all possible steps to suppress it. wherever it showed its head in Australia.

NEW TASMANIAN SENATOR. HOBART. July 29

The Tasmanian Parliament has elected Mr E. Grant to till the seat in the Federal Senate formerly held by Senator Noster. SYDNEY AYVR MEMORIAL. SYDNEY. July 29. Mr l.atlg, the N.S.V. Premier, stated that the Government would pay fm tlic erection of a war memorial ceno tnph in Martin Place, provided that the design, material ami workmanship were entirely Australian, the total c-ost not to exceed £5009. I lie Premier added that the public would he afforded an opportunity to subserilw. A MOTOR TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, July 29.

A motor car containing nine passengers. including three sailors from the I'.S.A. warship “Mississippi” crashed over an embankment twenty feet high, near Wiseman’s Ferry. Haw kes bury River. It. turned several somersaults and fell on to the rocks below. Mrs Weston of Fitzgerald Lakes, was pinned underneath, and was killed instantly. Mrs l.aw of Sydney, wife of the driver, and Quartermaster Mulkey of the “Mississippi” were serious injured The others were slightly hurt.

ARMAMENTS RACE. MELBOURNE', July 29

Admiral Count/., interviewed on the outcome of the launching of more heavily armed cruisers, .said that he could see nothing for it hut for every country, as I'm a> possible, b> build right up to the limit allowed by the Washington Conference, unless it wished to be left behind.

AUSTRALIAN M EAT COUNCIL SYDNEY. July 30

A meeting of the Australian Meat Council resolved that the amount of tin- levy to lie struck on the stockholders for purposes of the Council he three farthings per head on cattle and one-eighth of a penny on sleep. Another resolution empowers the Council to approach the overseas shipping companies with a view to having the shipping freights on meat reduced to the same level as those for Now Zealand.