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Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1925, Page 3

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lUBIRALIAN AND N. Z. CABI.X ASSOCIATION. , INSANE SOLDIER'S HOMICIDE 1 .MELBOURNE. August 25. At the inquest on Southwiek. whose murder was cabled on August 3rd., the Coroner committed the accused Bribery for trial on a charge of murder. The police, however, gave evidence that Bribery is a very had moni tal ease. CHINESE FACTORY FIRE. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. August 26. A lire almost completely destroyed the Chinese furniture factory in fioulbourn Street last night. The damage is estimated at between ten thousand and fifleeea thousand sterling. An old Chinaman was seen to rush into the building before the fire brigade’s arrival. Nobody saw him come out. Firemen made a search, hut found no trace of him and it is feared that he was burned to death. The factory was formerly a row of tenament houses, and owned by James Kwong Sing, who stated a considerable sum of money was secreted in the building. FEDERAL CABINET CONFERS. MELBOURNE. August 26. The Federal Cabinet is still sitting, discussing the shipping strike. Mr Bruce refused to announce the result of the deliberations. A JUDGE MARRIES. MELBOURNE, August 26. .Judge Owen, a Sydney divorce judge, married Miss Hilda Chapman, daughter of Sir Frederick Chapman of Now Zealand. SYDNEY MA.RU KKFLOTAED. BRISBANE. August 26. The Sydney Muni was refloated without assistance and is proceeding to Rabtittl. Only lghf damage was sustained by tlie vessel. She is leaking slightly. A WOMAN SHOT. SYDNEY. August 26. A young woman named Collins was found in a house at \\ oolloomooloo with three bullet wounds in her head, being sent to the hospital in a critical condition. Later the husband was arrested. SYDNEY, August 26. The Collins shooting was the outcome of domestic trouble. The patties were apart. They met in the street and after an argument it is alleged, the husband produced a revolver and shot the woman three times. The husband, Harold ( ollitis, then took his wife to the hospital and awaited his arrest. The woman’s condition is grave. NECK BROKEN. SYDNEY. Aug. 26. During it football match last Saturday week Thomas Courtney, a Randwick player received a blow oil the neck from another player’s knee, anil was forced to go off the field, lint it was thought the neck was merely jarred. Since then Courtney has been at work, hut as the neck was still sore lie visited the hospital where the X-ray disclosed his neck was broken. A slight tap would have meant, that tie would have been paralysed for lile. FATALITY AT KILN. SYDNEY, August 26. While a number of men were demolishing u portion nf a hut brick kiln, at St. Deters, the kiln collapsed procipatiug four men into the kiln tilled with scorching debris. Alter frantic digging on the part of their comrade's they extricated John McNamara. 22. lead: John McNamara, father of the former and two others were injured, not seriously. Young McNamara was buried to the waist for ten minutes in scorching brick dust and terribly burned. MEN REJECT CABINET’S TERMS. BRISBANE. August 26. Negotiations with the (ioverument which were entered upon by the tin'll for a settlement nf ill' railway dispute ended in a deadlock. The Ipswich delegation demanded t the right to hold meetings during ] working hours. Cabinet rejected the | demand. Inti offered to authorise the holding of a meeting in exceptional I eircumstuaees. The men rejected the cabinet's terms : as entirely unsatisfactory. At a mass meeting at Ipswich the chairman warm'd the men to prepare for a general strike. lie regretted such a state of affairs could he brought about by the action ot a Labour Go\ernment. The .Mount Morgan and Rockhampton branches decided to fall in line with j the other branches in the struggle and cease work at midnight to-night if the

grievances were not settled, ~ In the Assembly, an sit tempt by the leader of the Opposition to secure an adjournment to discuss railway matters was frustrated by the Speaker, amid cries of “gag.” The Soaker refused to accept the motion, and said that as the financial statement would he presented in a lew days memhers would then have an opportunity of discussing the whole question. With the re-instateinent ol the dismissed ganger at AVoolloowin, the Xorthgate section of the line has been declared '* white.”

AUSTRALIA’S TAI PORTS. AI ELP.OUR E. Aug. 26. For the rear ended 30th June last goods valued at £157.802.705 were imported to the Commonwealth, ol whicli the United Kingdom was responsible for £69.111.468- United States £33.000 000. including live million ot •>«>- lino. Janan £4.000.000. Canada £3.000.090. the last named being neatly double the previous year's amount.