AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 October 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & X.Z. Cable Association.]

WOOL SALES. -MELBOURNE, October 13. At the wool sales competition was keen at last week's rates and a ,-atislaelory clearance was made. THE CM EETHAM TRAGEDY. SYDNEY. Oct. 13. A tragedy occurred at Newcastle. Mrs Clieltam. while in a state of dementia attacked her three children, their ages ranging from nine months to seven years, with an axe. and she terribly injured them all. They were taken to the hospital in a serious condition. The police to-ik charge of the mother. Two older children escaped and they wanted neighbours. SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES. NEWCASTLE, October 11 One of tin' Choltham children has stimuli bed to its injuries. (Received this day at 10.25 a.ni.) SYDNEY. October 11. The Cheelbam baby, aged (i months, has died and the others are not expected to recover. The mother is Nellie ('heel ha in. aged 31. it appears (hoothams failed in a small business which they conducted. This preyed on the mother's mind. The day Indore the tragedy she visited the police station in a verv agitated state and asked whether she could lie proceeded against lor failure in business. Her husband was sent lor and had her examined by a mental specialist. The latter, however. decided it was not necessary for her to lie kept under restraint. AFFORESTATION. HOBART. October I I. The Imperial Pres- delegates have arrived at l.annce-ton. Speaking at a civic reception. Lord Burnham, referring to alforestation, said the Government should place a fixed slim on the estimates each year for this purpose. He bad never seen a country better adapted than Tasmania, except possible New Zealand, for the growth of valuable bal'd and suit woods. CUSTOMS REDUCTION URGED. SYDNEY. OH. 1 I. 'H e (',iiu roller of Customs estimates about half a million sterling should be saved to local manufacturers and consumers by a rediuiinn of ditties, which he recommended to the I :irill Board yesterday. The making of the recommendations is following tin' Government's policy of relieving the local manufacturers of penalties on imported raw materials, the only object of which was to produce revenue and t 1" consumers uf imports v.iiirh enhanced the cost of living. ENCOURAGING WHALING. SYDNEY. Oct. 11. In order to encourage the whaling industry on the Australian Coast the Government lias derided to admit w haling vessels free of duty w hen not ol the kind being built in Australia. RURAL WORKERS' ACCOMMODATION". SYDNEY. Got. 11. The AssembK read a first time the Bill for the Aceommed.it ion of Rural Workers. It provides that rural workers during the time employed shall be provided with proper mimiuimdiilion in I millings idee of all cost, the -leeping quarters in be divided into apartment- eadi to accommodate twit persons. Separate quarters also to be i p!', ided for rooking and cat ing.