AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

JDBIItALIAN AND N.Z. OAIU.E ASSOOIAfJON ATTACKED WLTII AXE. SYDNEY, August 2. A young woman named Doris .Maher was bonding over a washtub where she was employed at Stockton. Newcastle, when she was ferociously attacked with an axe. She was injured on the head. She was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.

The police slate that robbery is believed to be the motive, as there is a -mu of immov missing trom the house. HE I.EON BEATS CONGRESS SYDNEY. August 2. At the Stadium De l.eon defeated Dick Congress, the referee stopping the contest in the 19th round, owing to severe punishment being administered Congress AMERICAN SAILOR BEATS JAM ITO MELBOURNE. August 2. A series of contests was staged here between the Fleet boxers and imported talent. In the principal match. Sailor Butler defeated Jamito in six rounds on points. CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS SYDNEY. August 3. The New South Wales team to compete in the Australasian cross-coun-try championships at Wellington on the twenty-niiith has been selected as follows: Weebs. Hayden. .MaeKenzie, Gaiiisford. Swinbounie and Eilz.simim iis with Kaine as first emergency. THE I.W.W. AGAIN. SYDNEY. August 3. The Industrial Workers of the World heltl tt meeting in the Domain and ■>; only sold literature, despite a letter from the Chief Secretary, stating that -tick sales are not allowed. The meeting was largely attended hv plain clothes policemen, and police shorthand writers. A GROCERY DESTROYED. SYDNEY. August 3. A lire starter at the Standard Manufacturing Coy's Grocery factory at Leichhardt the damage being many thousands. A TRAGEDY. Al El .-BOURNE. August 3. Mr Sunthwick. a well-known wealthy estate agent, was found in the garage be owned at. Soulltyarra, dead and with his head battered. A man has been arrested. but there are no details. FAKING CHINESE PASSPORTS. (Received this day at 9.0 a.m.i DARWIN, August 3. Indications that a widespread conspiraev exists with the object, ol introducing Chinese immigrants into Australia on borrowed birth certificates. were forwarded when a raid was made on Chinese premises by the police and Customs ollieials. It is believed that numbers oi Chinese have entered on tlie birth certificates the original owners ol which are long since dead. Local interpreters refused to translate the seized documents, hut enough was deciphered to show the headquarters of the syndicate was at ! long Kong, with agencies at Singapore. and all Australian ports. A genuine birth cei'l'fieate letches as much as L-2311 sterling, to suit a Chinese between 2(1 and 30. No trouble is experienced in getting immigrants very much like the photograph attached to the passports.

SKXSATIOX AT A MASS. SYDXKY, August Si. .Mary’s Homan Catholic Cathedral yesterday was densely packed for the solemn memorial Field -Mass for the Allied sailors and soldiers who fell in the Croat War. A hiring squad of ten marines trom the warship, West Virginia were present and hired a ml ley each of three tim.es as the Sack'd Host was elevated. The volleys anmtied within the Imilding like three leave exolosives. 1 hough a \\ at nine; ,vas previously given they created a ■ ensation. startling the congregation, several persons fainting. An elderly ivoman was overcome hv excitement, uul clapped her hands vigorously and lanced ho fore the altar, lnit; was finally induced to kneel quietly. I lie ceremony was a novelty in Australia, thomth it is common enough in Europe and America.

TF-VCHIW I.OVALTV IN' SCHOOLS SYDNEY. Aug. •'!.

A largely attended meeting of the Council of the Public School Teachers' Fedaration unanimously resolved to ask the Minister of Education to abolish the specified compulsory demonstrations of loyalty in schools. ’I he demonstrations referred to were those held on Monday morning when pupils were required to recite: “I honour my God: I serve my King: I salute my Flag.” The pupils then salute t.’.e flam The motion a-ked that permission he allowed to return to the system of inculcating love of country ano lovatlv along unstereotyped lines. it was pointed out that the loyalty ot the schools was umniestioned. hut the tormula as repeated at some of the schools was a more jumhfe of sounds. Mr Bruntnell. ex-Minister ol F.ducaI tion. considers the resolution is not 'expressive of the view of a vast majority of the teachers. He challenges the Federation to take a vote of too whole service on the question.

i> iTTFKFO AYTTH TOMAHAWK MF.i .BOCf! N'F. Aug. 3.

The man arrested m connection with the death of William >authwick. estate agent, is Cyril Pradv. and he .s charged with murder. I he instrument used was :i tomahawk which was found beside the Kxly. Brady, who is m poor circumstances is suffeunff tiom a nervous complaint as a roS "' t n V t j ) e war. He was employed by bouthwick.

and it i,s alleged that a dispute arose between the two men regarding cleaning. Brady was threatened with dismissal. When Southwick was not seen about later a search was made and his body was found in the lumber room with its head battered in'.