AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] A USTR ALIA N STATISTIC'S. SYDNEY. Aug. 18-‘ The annual Commonwealth Bureau of Statistics show.-, that during 1924. there were ol 11 industrial disputes in (lie Commonwealtli involving 152.446 workers, and entailing a loss of 918,016 working days and £917,099 in. wages. The wholesale cost of living prices decreased m Australia last year by .1 pelt cent, but they are still 88.5 per cent al*ovc the level ol I9H. Tho retail prices of food, groceries, and home-rent, for the capital cities decreased during the year by 1 per cent, compared with the previous year. The percentage of unemployment is (s.'j compared with only i.l in 192-L MAR HAWAII DISPUTE. .MELBOURNE. August 19. The only development in the Marrawali dispute is the suggestion l»v the officials of the Holyman line that arbitrators should he appointed to settle the matter. If the suggestion is adopted it is possible the trouble will be settled in a day or two. Meanwhile both sides are standing firm in their contention that each is right. FEMALE LIVING WAGE. ADELAIDE. August 19. The Board of Industry has fixed the, living wage for females in the* metropolitan area at 39s Gd. long distance wireless. SYDNEY. August 19. Mr Spencer Nolan, the well-know Sydney wireless amateur, has established communication with the McMillan Expedition at Etali, in Greenland. AUCKLAND, Aug. 19. A resident of Epsom has heard the communication passing by wireless between the MacMillan Expedition ill the Arctic and an amateur aboard tbo U.S. llagship Seattle at Wellington. The messages were very distinct, and included a greeting to Admiral Count/.. The messages from the Arc-tie were naturally plainer than those from the Seattle, although the American vessel was only four hundred miles away. THE PADDINGTON TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, August 19. Mrs Dyer mot Dwyer) was the victim of the Paddington shooting incident veslcrday. She informed the police that the man .Martini became enraged at lunch, because she told him she would l.e unable to prepare his evening meal, lie suddenly drew a revolver. Alter a struggle she secured the weapon, but be again obtained possession ol it, and shot ‘her. Then he committed suicide. MANSLAUGHTER SENTENCE. ADELAIDE, August 19. Renetos. the Greek, found guilty of manslaughter yesterday, was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. Tsontson was acquitted. BACCHUS: MARSH MURDER. MELBOURNE. August 19. Ferguson was remanded till August 20th on the charge of murdering smith ill Bacchus Marsh on August nth. saluting the flag in schools SYDNEY. August 20. The Returned Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Imperial League strongly opposed the proposed iliseoiililiiiam e oi saluting Hie Mag by school children and decided In urge the Government to allow the continuance of the practiie and where it is discontinued, to be ic-|ored. GOVERNOR-GENERAL PROBLEM. MELBOURNE. August 20. The Council of the Victorian llrnneh of the I’oval Colonial Institute lias issued a statement declaring that the proposal that future State Governorshould be Australians would definitely weaken 1 lie ties between the various parts the Empire and so weaken as a whole, the Council adding that the great knowledge ol internalional alfairs was necessary and in certain conditions if Australians held the position it might involve Australia in serious trouble.