AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

iUSIBALIAN AND N.Z. CAULS ASSOCIATION. WHERE TROUBLE STARTED. (Received this day tit 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, August 11. The Commonwealth Line trouble occurred aboard the Jervois Bay. AN AUSTRALIAN COAL CRISIS. SYDNEY. August 11. The miners’ delegates hoard is sitting at Newcastle, considering the serious position which has arisen following the refusal of the Relawm-ain miners to work the air turbine machines unless the rates and conditions concerning the working of the machines was first determined by the Coal Tribunal. Later the Tribunal refused to hear the claims unless the machines "ere worked and the men in refusing this i ignored the advice of the leaders of the Miners’ Federation.

If the delegate Board fails to arrive at a solution and the men persist in their attitude, it is considered a general mining upheaval may result. Feeling in the district is very stmand many miners lodges arc urging calling aggregate meetings to determine what action should he taken. SYDNEY. August 11.

The Miners’ Delegates Board at Newcastle decided that the President of the Northern Miners branch of the Miners Federation and the delegate from the Pelawmnin branch meet the Central Council of the Coal Miners Federation in Sydney on Wednesday, to formulate a policy for submission to members for ratification. The President of the Northern Branch, addressing the Delegate Board said that, if a light was to take place the miners’ forces must be solidified.

The question of disciplining the IVlawmain lodge or taking other action "ill be 101 l for the Conference at Svduev to decide.

AN appeal. MELBOURNE, August 11. The State Full Court has commenced bearing the appeal of Frederick, BardsIcy, Kl'cglingci- and Fenian, Limited ami the W. Angliss Coy., Proprietary Ltd., against the judgment in a case "herein they proceeded' against the Commonwealth Government in connection with the skin and wool wartime profs.

DOUBLE DECKER BUSES. (Received this day at 11.2 d a.m.) •SYDNEY. August. 12. The worms (ommillee ol the City Council lias decided to raise no objection to the running of double decker iimior buses through the city streets. A CHINA MAN’S CRIME. PERTH. August 12. The inquest lias opened at Fremantle into Hie death of Ruby Yell. The police gave evidence that the woman’s husband. I.eoiig Yen. signed a .statement setting out that his wife wished to return Inline and lie seized her to prevent her departure. She fought him and he hit her. She fell dead and he put the body in a bag and later lured a motor ear. He was taken to Fremantle "here lie dropped the hotly into the river from the railway bridge.

The inquest was adjourned. THE KEDFEEN MURDER

SYDNEY, Aug. 11. Avcs is appealing to (lie High Court for leave to appeal against (lie judgment of the Appeal Court in Ids :j■ jo ::I for a scnlemv in < mucelinn with Ike murder of Mrs Qnirke in her bed at Red) cm.

Ferguson was charged with the unifier of Smith at Bacchus Marsh, and "as remanded In August Rltli.