AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 September 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A X.Z. Cable Association.]

A TASMANIA.' .SENSATION. HOBART. Sepi. 29

A sensational attempt to rob Ihe Reacoiisliehl branch of the Commercial Bank of An-I i alia v ie- frustrated by tlm quick wit of the Manager, .MiDrake. A :un-!."d Hum entered when Drake was -it ting al Ids desk alone. Covering the manager with a revolver. tlm man threw a sugar bag on the counter. and demanded that Drake band over the money. i here w re several hundred pounds on n shelf behind Drake who tried lo bold Ibe man in e mversat ion lill llm A.— si-lain Manager relumed. bill ibe rubber was impaI iein . and be iliraat-

e i led lo shout unless Drake bullied. I’retending t o reach |\ r ibe money. Drake slipped under |!m e.,outer. D robber jumped the counter, and again covered Drake, who (ben grasped the weapon and turned it a-ide. V.'leu: the assi-tani manager t hen arrived on the -ecuie. t In- robber turned ami covered bint. The newvutner dm ki d and made a rush for t! < - intruder, who halted into tlm street, pursued bv several resident'. He bred a -hot at them, but mis-ed. lie then e-eaped into the bush.

SIR TRUDY KING. SYDNEY. September Aft. Sir Tntbv King arrived by tin- t !i----nnirci.i. lie will be accorded a civic recap! inn on Wednesday and will tin'll leave for Melbourne where lie will attend the conference of the Public Health Association of Australia. SIR TRUDY KING'S WORK. I.ADY INVESTIGATOR'S TRIBUTE. (Received this day at !0.2d a.m.) SYDNEY. Sept. An. Doctor Henrietta Main, who was sent to New Zealand by the Eneli-h Universities to study the system ol child welfare, ami wlm arrived in Sydney by the Uliinar .a, says that Sir Trilby Kink's calorie system of the prevention of infant mortality t- llufinest in the wurli!. Sir Truby King's sc-leiu. nce-iding to i )r. Main, is ab-ointely s.-teut Stic , pracl ie.d an I a mat i r el i iiimnii sense. Dr Mam explained ibn: tbe mothers of all classic tel,' showing a keen interest . w Inc h is a t hing unknow n in other cc ill 11 1 ties Tin 1 rhildlel! I i New Zealand were cxi eeilingly healthy owing in the application of ibe sy-liu. Australia, if the system were introduced. The mortality at.tong i 11 1al:t--in tliis count i y wa - higher H .in lirimin. I n a. heall by elimale !ik ■ tin - such should mil bn the ea-.o Australia's late-t statistics showed t I'd I fifty-seven infants in a !hnii-.uml hied a I bit th . This W a.- the low el Ia I c of mortality for some years. Dr. Main said Hint in Bril.ain and America leading physicians were werking on the calorie system, but bad not extended the re-ults ~f their invest iga t ions to moi bets as shr Indy King bail done lie New Zealand. A centre had been established in London. Imt. there was no elfectue m ;. all i-:i I ion to carrv it into force.

Dr. Main, when mill.ing 1 w rep nt . expects it will result in Sir diuby King's system being extensive Iv carried out in lbe British Hie-. ißeceived this day at 9.A1l a.m.) MEI.EOCENE. Sep! ember All. Lord Burnham was elected president. Ile stated i bat in In oa b a-l ing 11 e press had at la-: found it- iea! livul and contestant' in the nubile lavotir. though it had mi rea-on l" nar that it- inlluem e wa - on : 1 e Mr Bruce, referring to the importance of the enul'crcm o's work, appeal eel for its support lor all inter-Empire trade ami migration agreement, lie stated the latter v.a- the greatest -lep ever taka to solve tie problem of the t.el ter clot libut ion ol the |s U'l'.la t ion tlm Empire. Al I. EG El) MURDER. (Received this day at I 1.2 b a.m.: ADEI.AI DE. September An. A ipuirrcl al a railway enlist ntet ion mar Copley mi Dodliadatta him. rosiilled in I’m neb K--!!y. forty, being liea ten in I o i o sen -i h, 1 1 1 y willc a piece ~| sleeper, and lan r lie di'-ci. -Vi tie inquest. John Chill-lex Slew art. twentytwo. was et uam lltcc I !"i trial on a ehar .ve i'l inul' l a-r. Acec»n»it 1 1 Da ■ police. a nun:her ui men I rmu tin camp visited Copley, drank in!!' and i - turned to eamn. During a game •>! cards. two men quarrelled. Kelly'skull was Ira'-t urecl. and the body showed mark' of many heavy blow