AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 7 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

COMPULSORY WHEAT POOL. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, August fi. The Fanners’ Conference passed a resolution in favour of a compulsory wheat pool under the control of wheat growers. TRADE INCREASE, MELBOURNE, August (i. Official returns show that for the fiscal year 1921-2.3, the imports and cxports of Australia were valued at f.'U5,203.-370. This is the highest total since the. establishment of the Federation. It consisted of the following: Exports, valued at 21(51,10(5,111, an increase of C-l I,(118.917 ; and imports valued at 21.37,(197,*1(17, an increase of .21 (5,479.1.72, as compared with the previous year. ROBBERY UNDER ARMS. SYDNEY, August fi. An armed robber near Matijimup. held up the manager and accountant of the hank, who were taking 21985 sterling to the timber mills at Pemlierton to pay the employees. The officials resisted, and the bandit alter shooting the manager, Mr Barber, in the hand, seized the money, and escaped on horseback to the hush. A search for him lias so far proved resultless. MURDERER’S APPEAL KAILS. SYDNEY, August fi. The Appeal Court dismissed the appeal of Aves against the sentence of death rocentlv imposed on him tor the murder of Mrs Quirko at Redlcrn. NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION DEFEATED. PERTH. August 7. The no-confidence motion ill the Assembly was defeated by 25 to 1-3. X.S.W. LAMBING. SYDNEY, August 7. The Government Statistician estimates the result of the autumn and winter lambing will he 8.222,(1(10 head, an increase of approximately 800,00(1 head over last voir. It is officially estimated the spring lambing will he about 3.(59(5.000 head.

FRANK WOOTTOX. SYDNEY. August 7. The jockey. Frank Wootton, has re turned to Australia.

ROBBERY PARTICULARS. PERTH. August 7. Barber and an accountant l.eeman were proceeding to l.emerlon on a railway trievele driven hv an employee. The robbery occurred in a cutting where a log was placed across the line causing a stoppage. They were ordered to put ii(i their hands. Barber was attempting to draw a revolver, when lie was shot, in the hand by the robber. The injury necessitated amputation of a finger. The robber covering the party with an automatic secured their revolvers and a- hag of money and then ordered the trio to march in front of him. Alter marching for some distance lie slipped into the hush and disappeared. Always, previously, a policeman accompanied the company's officials conveying money to Bomberton. ENDOWMENT SCHEME. BRISBANE. August (i. A child endowment scheme has been adopted bv the Government of Queensland. Tim cost of the scheme will he 22.250.00(1 per year, which amount w ill he found by a live per esemt. tax on tin- wages sheet of every employer. The endowment is not to be paid tor the first child; hut for the second and for each subsequent child live shillings per week will he paid until the child reaches the age of fourteen years. Workers receiving no more than lour hundred pound* yearly w ilt participate in the scheme. AGREEMENT SIGNED. MELBOURNE, August fi. The representatives of the seamen and the owners to-day signed the strike settlement agreement. SYDNEY. August, fi. The coastal shipowners to-day announced that they wilT sign the shipping agreement, and that they will dismiss non-union labour. ITALIAN AIRMAN’S PROGRESS. SYDNEY, August fi. The Man-hose Do Tinedo to-day continued his light. He arrived at Brisbane four hours after he leit Sydney.