AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

— ItlSlttiWiH IXD N.®. CAIiI.JC AfiKoClA'rlO.O. LI-HOUR WEEK IN N.S.W. SYDNEY, Aug. 18. In New South Wales to-day the debate continued on the censure motion. The Attorney-General states that once the 41-hour week is in operation amiin. it would stand lor all time. WALSH’S APPEAL. SYDNEY. Aug. 17. The Arbitration Court to-day delivered reserved judgment in the appeal of Tom Walsh (president of t lie Seamen’s Union) against bis conviction on two charges, at the Melbourne Polic: Court, on February 10th. last. Tho Court quashed one conviction, hut the other, iu which Walsh was fined £2OO, was allowed to stand. HONEST CONVICTS. MELBOURNE. August 19. The Penal Department is conducting as an experiment a system known as the Honour System. It consists of placing certain prisoners on their honour not to escape, and so Far it has been entirely .successful. In one ease instanced, a prisoner who was serving a sentence of twelve months bin'll labour for manslaughter, and whose wife was very ill in the hospital and incessantly calling him, the prison authorities allowed Ifim to visit her and he stayed at the hospital live days and nights unguarded until bis wife recovered, when lie returned to gaol. The second-case was that of a prisoner who aas serving an indeterminate sentence. The man played a leading part in the hold-up at the .Middle Park Branch of the English. Scottish and Australia Bank in 1910. lit gaol ho was noted for his good conduct. His sight began to fail ami be was taken to the hospital accompanied l>v a war- . dor for an operation on bis eyes. There he lay iu bed nearly a month unguarded and when lie recovered he returned to the gaol. The hospital authorities are under no obligations to guard a prisoner. When these instances were reported iu gaol several other prisoners developed mysterious complaints, but were not allowed to visit the hospital on trust. AUSTRALIAN WOOL SELLING. SYDNEY, August 19. The joint conference of the Australian Wool Growers Council, and tlio .National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia agreed the offerings of wool from the Ist. of September to the Christinas recess should be 1,0-10,001) bales, spread evenly through the period iu accordance with the available selling days. QUEENSLAND LEAGUE TEAM'. BRISBANE, August 19. The following Rugby League players have been selected to tour New Zealand:—Binnett, Steinhort, Anibriister, Leibke, Duncan. Thompson, Gorman, Spencer. Purcells, Otter. Parry. Paten, Craig, Fraueiifeider, Mc-Brieii, Henderson, A. vns,e . v » Edwards, Moores and Purcells. QUEENSLAND RUGBY TEAM. BRISBANE, August 19. Duncan Thonfpsoii has announced that he is not going to New Zealand with me Queensland Rugby team. WOOL SHED DESTROYED. • BRISBANE August 19. During shearing operations at Torriekterrick, near Blackball, a wool shed, including the machinery and benches, together with thirteen hundred lambs and some bales of wool, were destroyed by lire. The loss is estimated at £P2,000. The shearers were on strike at the time. SYDNEY TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. Aug. 18. Hearing four shots in a residential flat at Paddington, occupied by Mrs Dwyer, twenty other ocriipants rushed into her flat, and saw her stagger out and fall downstairs. She had two bullet wounds in the chest anil one in the wrist. Entering the flat they lound bonis Martini, aged 55, the caretaker of the building, dead with a bullet wound in the temple. Mrs Dwyer was sent to the hospital in a critical condition. It is believed that Martini suffered from the delusion that Mrs Dw.ver eared for him. and that when he found otherwise, he attempted to murder her, and then committed suicide. WINDBAG RECEIVES TREATMENT. SYDNEY. August 19. Windbag is undergoing treatment and has been withdrawn from the training tracks tor several days.