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Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1925, Page 3

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1081 BALI AN AND N. '• ■ CAIU.S ASSOCIATION. PERTH MURDER SENSATION. PERTH. August 27. During a public hall at Government House. Cyril Galley, aged 20, an engineer on a Government motor launch was shot dead. The tragedy occurred while a dam-e was in progress. Cidlev was dancing, when a single woman, Audrey Jacob, aged twenty, .talked up to him. saying: "I've got you!" She drew a revolver and shot him dead. The gill Jacob was arrested and charged with murder. It. is underslood that Gulley was engaged to marry tile girl Jacob, hut 1 1. at the engagement was broken off. Details of the shooting at the Government House Bail show that it was a elmritr hall. .Miss Jacob attended as a Pierclte. lull she let I the dance ball and went home at II o’clock. At about that time a shot was heard in the chambers where she lived, but a search by the police tailed to disclose anything wrong. Early in the morning. Miss Jacob returned to the hall in another costume. She was apparently surprised to see Cidlev, whom she thought to be nwav with his ship. I lie shooting then occurred. The girl Jacob was charged with murder to-day. She was remanded. Her demeanour was extraordinarily calm in the Court. She was quite emotionless. CENSURE MOTION DEFEATED. SYDNEY. August 27. Li the Assembly the Opposition’s censure motion was deleated by JO votes to 36. N.S.Vt'. LADY M.P. TALKS OF HUM ANITA RI AN ISM. SYDNEY. August 27. In the New South Wales Assembly, Miss Preston Stanley, in her maiden speech, declared that she was not in Parliament merely to represent women. Women's questions were national questions, and national questions were women’s questions. Humanitarian principles should be tile vital principles of every Government, provided that the people were not rendered loolish by political pampering. In urging the need lor the better protection of nvdhers and children, Miss Preston Stanley announced her intention of moving for the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the enusose of among women and children. She said that, during Die past 30 rears. New South Wales had lost 11).non mothers in child-hearing and 15.001) children. Referring to mental dclectiveness, she declared that a race of thoroughbred men and women should be bred, rather than one of horses, cattle and dogs. " While." she said, “the control of the pests which blighted the tomato mid the potato was prntoundIv imnorta nt. we should learn to control life." She replied to interjections which a Minister made against her when -lie attacked the 44-hour week proposal. She told him that any man with common sense know that her statements were true. She said that the figures which . .Minister bad quoted in favour of the -14-hour week proposals were not obtained from an authentic source. PRODUCE PRICES. MELBOURNE. Aug. 28. Wheat 6s G’d; barley (English) .V- 3 o-Cxl; Cape. 4s to 4s 3d; oats, (milling) 2s 9d. 2s lOd ; (feed) 2s 6,1 to 2s 7d : potatoes £lO to £11: onions £l7 10s to £l9