AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 October 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia A N.Z. Cablo Association.]

M.L.A.’S SALARIES. SYDNEY. Oct. 7. , The Assembly passed the Bill increasing members' salaries from £6OO to £875 as front July ist. Alt amendment- against making the measure retrospective was negatived. PRODUCE i’ll ICES. MELBOURNE, October 9. Wheat 5s 10(1. (is: oats (milling) ,4s •'id. 4s -Id; feed 2s Kid, .‘is; barley (English) os 74(1. Cape -Is (id; potatoes £ll 10s, £l4: onions £25 Ills, £27. OIL DEPOSITS. PORT DARWIN, October 9. The steamer M.ontoro brought 2) tons of crude petroleum from Timor Island for assay. It is tiie property of the Timor Petroleum Company of Melbourne. The Company’s representative stales that twenty-five prospecting shafts have been sunk and all contained oil. The crude petroleum was baled out with kerosene tins. All indications are that extensive oil deposits will he tapped. PAPER MILLS PROPOSAL ABANDONED. HOBART, October 8, lion Mr I.lyon, the State Premier, has received a letter from the Amalgamated Zinc Company, stating that its proposal to establish the paper pulp industry in Tasmania has now lieen abandoned as the Commonwealth Government's offer of four pounds sterling per ton liountv for paper manufacture is not satisfactory. The company sought a bounty of six pounds. NORWEGIAN WHALERS FOR N.Z. HOBART, October S. The Norwegian whalers Star Six and Star Seven, have arrived here en route to New Zealand, whence they will depart in a lew days, to join the main licet. M IL'S SALARY HILL PASSED. SYDNEY, October 9. The Legislative Council passed the Parliamentary Salaries Bill. MURDER TRIAL. (Received this ilav at 12 30 p.m.) PERTH. October 9. The trial of Miss Audrey Jacob foi Ihe murder of Chile; is proceeding The accused pleaded not guilty, the do fence being a plea of accidental shooting. For the defence it was stated that Cidicy had I'oreihlv committed at offence upon Jacob and subsequent l\ snubbed her ill the ballroom. Unde l ' strong emotion she went home and secured a pistol intending to shoot herself. She changed her mind and returned to the ballroom with the object of asking Cidley lor an explanation. While talking she convulsively raised her hand and the pistol exploded. She Meter contemplated shooting Gidlev.