AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.]

WINDING-UP ORDER. SYDNEY, Sept. 17. The .Equity Court has granted a Winding-up order against the Samoa .Shipping and Trading Coy. Ltd. Previously the Court adjourned the ease lor three months in order to give lime to see if the debenture holders could le paid off and arrangements made to carry on ; hut it is now stated that it has l>een found itnjHissihle to raise the necessary finances within a reasonable time to enable the Coy. to carry on. while it seemed useless to ask tor a turllter adjournment, as tin.* rest of the islands belonging to tin; ( oy. have been sold; therefore, no further opposition had been offered to granting the petition.

SYDNEY-GOUI.IIURX RACE. SADNF.Y, September 17. Large entries have been received fot the Goullnirn to Sydney amateur am professional road cycling race on Salurdav next.

SIR ERNEST R CTIIER FOR D. SYDNEY. September 17. Sir Ernest Rutherford is delivering a series of lectures dealing with his research work in Sydney prior to his departure for Now Zealand. A 11-HOUR WEEK. SYDNEY, Septenilier 17. Against a strong protest hv the !ieiorni Aldermen a Labour majority in the City Council adopted a proposal prohibiting civic contractors working their employees more than forty-four hours per week. PRESS DELEGATES IA! PR ESS ED. SA DNI-’.Y. Septeniuer 17. The Empire Press delegates are making royal progress through tintowns. and the sugar growing and dairy fanning disl riels of northern New South Wales, cm route to Queensland. They were greatly impressed by the productivity and prospects of the northern rivers area.

AN IMPORTANT FIND. HOBART, Septenilier 17. An important find ol osuiiridium is reported on the Florentine River. WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. Sept. 17. The seventh series of wool sales has uo-ncluded. There was good general competition. The market reflected ali the best features of the recent sales and clearances were effected. Greasy merino sold to 31 j pence. SIR GEO. FULLER To RETIRE. SYDNEY, September 17. Sir Gcii. Fuller has decided to retire from the k-adi-ishin of the (edition Party and he will probably retire from active polities altogether. The choice of a successor lies between AI r Bavin and Air Bnmtnell.

GOODSEI.E AND PADDOX. SYDNEY. September 17. Gondsell has accepted Paddon's '-li.il-li-nge to race for the -.eulling championship of the world. lie intend.-, to stipulate it is to be rowed on He Parraniatta River on 21th (),»o.i--r. Iladlield has issued a challenge to the winner ol the contest. A MEM I!Eli SUSPENDED. BRISBANE. Septenilier 17. In the Assembly during a discussion e.n the Basie Wage lull, the member lor Dandgato, Mr 11. Sizer, was ealli.l to act as teller in the division fur ipplying the gag. but Alt- Sizer ignore.'! the summons and was suspended for a week. The (hipositinn, as a hiidv, withdrew from the Chamber. MOUNT MORGAN TROUBLE. BRISBANE. Septenilier 17, A largely attended meeting of t lie Mount Morgan unionists decided to give the company tweuiy-lnur hours notice I" einii'-de tln-ir di-iiiatnl- lined per shill per mail who was aetindty engaged in lighting Ihe lire and 21 o others engaged in the mine. II the demands are not granted, the ni'-u threaten that they "ill call on I llio-o now at the mine. Owing lo iiisiiliieieiit labour being available the lire appears In he sprei.ling. I! EGA 1.1. OF SIR A. COCKS. (Received this day at 8 a.mA SYDXEA’, September IS. 11l the Assembly Mr Lang, in reply to a question a- to the reason actuating tile Government in terminating the npnointment of Sir A. < ocks, said when be leached t hi- Treasury and saw the manner in which the business ol the State had been conducted, and the general trying and endeavouring to lake a surplus it so shook Itis confidence in Cocks that he considered it in the best interests of the State that Coik.s should resign. ALLEGED 1.1 REEKY ONLY. Septenilier IS. In the Supreme Court a ease in which llenk-y, a member ol the Legislative Assembly. is claiming CA.IiO'.) damages from the Labour daily newspapers for alleged libel, the Judge upheld an objection by plaintiff’s counsel that members ot Parliament could not he examined in a Court of law on any of his statements in Parliament.

MT. MORGAN EIRE. BRISBANE. September IS. The fire at Mount Morgan continues to spread. The (ioO toot level is now sealed. EMPIRE PRESS DELEGATES. BRISBANE. September Is. The Empire Press Delegates have arrived and were .given a luncheon by the Press Institute. FIERCE GALES. (Received this day at 10.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, Seplendter I*. Fierce westerly gales which were experienced in many part- of the southwestern portion of Australian have caused a delay for -everal hours in telegraphic communication with Adelaide. COMMITTED KOI! TRIAL. MELBOURNE. September IS. Ferguson cabled on August 11th. has been i ommitted for trial on a charge of murder. OBITUARY. ADELAIDE. September IS. Obituary. William Copley, aged SO, a former Minister of Education and Agriculture.

WESTRALIAN SCENE. PERTH. September I

In the Legislative Council Mr Dulfoll complained 'that Mr McC'allum. Minister for Works, had called him into the corridor and. accused him ot hating, in the debate on the Main Roads Rill, made a reflection upon his iMcCalluiii’s) character. MeCnllum after ns--uming a threatening attitude said unless Duffel 1 withdrew and apologised he would deal with him as he deserved. Duffel 1 moved that the conduct of the Minister in using threatening and abusive language within the precinct? of the House was a gross breach of privilege, deserving the censure of members. An amendment was moved by Mt l.ovekin that the House regretted a Minister of the Crown should have allowed himself to use words which constituted a direct grave attack on the security and freedom, of debate, and which were calculated to menace the

independence of members of Parliament This was carried by 13 to 8. VOTES FOR INDIANS. MELBOURNE. September 18. In the House of Representatives the Federal Electoral Bill, which gives the right to vote to Indians and other coloured British subjects resident in Australia, was passed through all stages. MOUN T MORGAN. NOT ENOUGH WORK FOR ALL. BRISBANE. Sept. IS. The .Mount Morgan miners' representatives. alter conferences with the general manager, announced the men's ■ lainis would In- granted. 'The agreement would remain in force for one

Air Ktopford. addressing the men. said the old mine was closed, and no resolution passed by any meeting could have the effect of re-opening it. Unlortunatelv. new workings could not absorb fifteen hundred employees, who "ere at present at Alt. .Morgan. The Government would provide free railway passes for men desiring to go further afield. For the others their permanent duty was to put out the fire.

OPPOSITION LEADER- RESIGNS. SYDNEY. Kept. IS. Air Venrue. deputy leader of the opposition, in the Assembly, tendered his resignation of that office. A new leader and deputy leader will he chosen by a secret ballot.

NEW HEBRIDES CON DOAf IX! UM SYDNEY. Sept. 18.

AI. Louis Net tlement, the French Consul-General has returned front a visit to the New Hebrides. He emphasised the cordial relations that existed In-tween the British and French colonists and said there was no foundation whatever for the belief that the condominium did not, work smoothly. The Consul stated tile French formed forty percent and the English twenty per cent of the colonists there. For over a year the tribunal of the e-in-dotninitim was unable to* function owing to the absence of Condi- de Buna Esperanza. I lie Spaniard who waappointed by the president, hut it is hoped he would arrive shorily.