AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 25 August 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

AUSTRALIAN ANO N.Z. OABLI ASSOCIATION. CLAIMS REJECTED. 1 MELBOURNE, August 23. In the Federal Arbitration Court Mr Justice Powers rejected the claims of the Shearers and Station hands. BASIC WAGE RAISED. SYDNEY. August 24. ’ The Board of Trade has fixed the living wage for the whole State at £4 4s weekly for males and £2 2s Gd for females. The previous rate was: Males £4 2s; females £2 Is Gd. DE PINEIK) FORCED BACK. (Received this day at 8 a.in.) .MANILA. August 21. ’ De Pineda was forced back through inclement weather. He landed at Antiinoran, Tayahas. DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. SYDNEY, August 23. Cabinet has commuted the death ■ sentence passed on Aves to penal servitude for life. MYSTERY EXPLAINED. SYDNEY, August 21. Ail investigation has disclosed that Mr Wilkinson who died yesterday, was .suffocated by a rush of liquid ammonia from a burst turncock. The ammonia saturated his clothes and vapourised, siill'oeating him Indore he had time to escape. This is the first fatality of its kind in Sydney. NEW ZEALAND HOCKEY. SYDNEY. August 25. W. Bothwell. Manager of the Australian hockey team which recently toured New Zealand, says the standard ol hockey in New Zealand is very high. . I'lie test teams fielded by New Zealand were far superior to the Australian side. He states the organisation of the New Zealand Hockey Association is perfect*. JAP STEAMER ASHORE. SYDNEY. August 24. A wireless message received in Syd- ; nev front Raboul states that the Japanese steamer Sydney Marti, hound from Australia to Japan is ashore on Mail 1-land and in need of assistance. Details arc meagre. The vessel carries a number of Chinese passengers. It is known that the steamers Eudundu and Mu tarn are in the vicinity and they will be able to render aid. QUEENSLAND RAILWAY TROCBL E. BRISBANE. Aug. 25. Stopwork meetings of the railwaymen in various ecu I res of the State adopted a resolution condemning the (action of the Department in preventing stop-work meetings and affirming a determination to continue the slopwork tactics until the Railway Oum-nsis-sinner abandons bis attitude. At Townsville the meeting resolved that if no solution of tin- trouble was found before Wednesday to cease work that day. The Premier. Mr Gillies, slated that the (lovcrnmenl stands for arbitration. There was no jusl ilicat ion for the strike or din'd action until I lie possibilities of arbitration had been exhausted. I'noti this policy Ihe Government intends to stand. If ilio men desire to hold meetings they can da so 'luring the lunch hour or ailcr work, il must bo potent to everyone that to bold such meetings during working hours would nmnn im- nvcniciice. disorganisation ami loss lo the department.

At a compulsory conference called by the Deputy President of I lie . A rbil ration Court. Mr Webb, between Ihe Railwav Commissioner and the dismissed ganger and the Union concerned. Mr Wehh said ho was satisfied the ganger had used words which would lead the Commissioner to conclude that lie wished to he relieved ol duties as ganger, but recommended that lie ho reinstated forthwith, the Commission- ..]• in be at liberty to charge him with led of bis duties, or other ollcncc j of which be deemed him guilty and su.s|'"iiih'd him il ho I bought lit. peudug i m vc-l iga t loti ol llie hoard oi inquiry. THE DEPORTATION ACT. MELBOURNE. Aug. 21. i The Deportation Act provides that, the tribunal to U" set up to consider] the deportation of any ucrsnn shall j consist of Hire*/members, the Chairman j of which must he a person who holds or . has held the office of judge, stipendiary, or special magistrate. II the person summoned, who must have been . born in Australia, lails to appear at [ho specified time. or. if t ho Tionrd i**~ j commended that lie le deported. Ihe Minister i- empowered to make an order for deportation. After that the person may he kept in custody penning Ids departure. The owners of any vessel may he called upon lo take the deportee hack to the country whence ho came. RETURN TO HURLY-BURLY. MELBOURNE. Aug. 24. Mr Watt, speaker of the House ol Repescnrativos announced that, il returned, he would not accept that office in file new Parliament. He expressed tho opinion that it would be in the best interest of the const it needs and himself if he returned to the controversial arena. „„„„ MANYKITTLE SCR A FCUED. SYDNEY, August 25. Manykittle has been scratched for the Metropolitan and Epsom Handicaps and all engagements at Caulfield. AFRICAN PRESS DELEGATES. MELBOURNE. August 25. The South African delegates lo the Imperial Press Conference have arrived. FIGHT STOPPED. ADELAIDE. August 25. For the heavy-weight championship of Australia E*:i Waddy (holder) doj'cated Albert Lloyd, the reforo stopping the tight in the sixth round when l.lovd went down from, a terrific punch.