AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A- N.Z. Cable Association.J STATE ENTER PIUSES. BRISBANE. Kept. 10. Referring to Slate enterprises in the Financial Statement. Air Gilliin said the Committee appointed under tho Art had determined the capital ol certain enterprise- i-ouhl he nritteii don n as tollows: Station- i.TL IJlOti. cannerv C89.0t;0. and fi-h supply £.10.000.

MI'I! DFK CIIAKOE WITHDRAWN. M F i.l’Or KN F. Keptemher 10. A I t la' inquest on ('harles Alexander ' laldc ilo* eiMiuier let in lied an oj>en finding and the rharge of murder agam-t William Vim,-til Clarke was wit la!ran ii.

ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISH M ENT.

(Received this day at S a m.) SYDNEY. Kept. 10. The A-.eniblv read a third time the Abolition of Capital Punishment Bill. An amendment it as moved hv a country member providing for emasculation in the i:ise of sexual rrimes, this being defeated by 18 to 19. BACON EACTOBY DESTROYED. BRISBANE. Sept. 10. A lire ile-! roved the greater portion of Eoggitt ami .(lines'.s 100 on fa-Tory. The damage na- very heavy. COKE WORKS ('LOSING. SYDNEY, Sept. 10. The Mount l.vril coke Vink- nl Port Kemhla are i-lrsing at the end of the mi in 11 1 . The machinery and all other material will lie sold. This will idle a large number of men. The reason for elo.-ing is (.hat the company's mine.ami smelters in Tasmania, do not require so much coke owing to a new pro-es-. and the balance of coke manufactured i- not saleable as -melting is practically at a standstill on account if ihe low : rice ol metals. it is feared that the introduction of a I l-hour week will id -e I lie remaining large iiidii-trie- at Port Kemhla.

PRESS DELEGATES. SYDNEY. September In. The Bress Delegates were given a luncheon by the l handier ot Commerce. The president. Mr Dunlop, in proposing the toast ol the Delegates, referred to the Australian Slate Gov•rner.s. I!c said I hat although a number of the Slate Covet mill'll i ol Australian i!< ■ ire A u.-t in linu-hoiu governors. that, na- not the ni-li ol Australia a.- it would break a most heind'u ial link with I lie headquarters ol the Empire .Mr l life, responding, said lie thought the people of Britain Here not yet siiUieiently educated to allow the Dominion., lood products to enter Britain ! roc of duiv while Inreign foods Here taxed, lie thought a tax mi Inreign foods should lie u.-ed a- a -ort <U hount \ for the Dominion prodind s.

NO-CONFIDEN'CE MOTION. BRISBANE. Sent. 11. In the Assembly the iio-rniilidci motion was deleated ly 8o l" 29.