AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable AssociatkiaA A BIG QUAKE. SYDNEY. Nov. 11. The seismograph at Riverview College at 11.58 last night recorded the largest earth movement received in Sydney during the past eighteen I month. 5 . The shake lasted for about fifteen minutes, ft was some 2500 miles distant. Probably it was north west of New Guinea.

ARMISTICE. DAY. MELBOURNE. Nov. 11. Many public services marked the observation of Armistice Day. A service on Parliament House steps was attended by Lord Stonehaven and Lord Ktrndhroke. Two minutes’ silence was solemnly observed throughout the city.

Sir John Monash. in an Armistice Day message, says: “With every ounce of energy I possess, I adjure any h ' low countrymen not to pin their faith in Leagues or Covenants as a means of keeping us out of war. The outstanding lesson of 191-1-18 is that constant preparedness is the only price of immunity. Without looking for trouble we must hi' prepared for it. To do loss is the act of a fool and the fact that (lie fool Im.s beautiful ideals is nothing to subtract from bis folly.”

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENT. (Received this day at 9. to a m.) SYDNEY. Nov. 12. Professor Rcdcliffc Brown, at present Professor of Social Anthropology at ;he Capetown University lias l>een appointed to the new chair of anthropology 7 at Sydney University.

TWO CHILDREN DROWNED. SYDNEY. Nov. 12

Two children. Teresa Tierney, aged I. and Patrick Tieruev. aged 2. were found drowned in a tub containing ten inches of water at their parents’ residence at Blnekhoath. They were •oparcntly playing in the water, overbalanced and fell in.

SPAM LINGER TR EATM ENT. SYDNEY. Nov. 12. .Mr Bruce explaining the position in ■egard to Spaliliuger. said flie Governnont was awaiting serum in usable piantities from Spaliliuger. When it vas received, it would be given a full rial by experts in the treatment of ibereulosis. If the serum were half as Tfective as claimed, the Government vould make the treatment available hroughout Australia lor all classes of he community,

The .Minister of Defence and Health, iel'erriiig to the attitude of Spahlingrr. said he was both elusive and delusive, rs he could not he hound by medical experts to a definite statement as to when his investigations would he completed and available, and refused to ] rovide reliable data to enable medical men to test the accuracy of bis claims. Mr Bowse quoted a report of the New Zealand Minister of Health, wherein the latter said hi- interview with Spahlinger was highly unsatisfactory and New Zealand, at present, could not (insider the Snnhlinger treatment. Mr ifowse added that he entirely agreed with the report ami it coincided with '■iis own opinion and as a medical man. He associated himself with it. SAWMILLS CLOSE.

SYDNEY, Nov. 12. The San millers' Association states. Hint owing to heavy importations of •heap foreign timber, and the exorbitant claim's of the Timber Winkers’ Tiiou. one third of the sawmills in Now South Wales closed and the remainder arc working half time. MHE BOURNE. Nov. 12. The Tal'ilf Board ha- decided it- is impossible to recommend a general iurcase of duties on imported timber, hut recoin mended increased duties on timber used for making boxes and eases for domestic trade of Australia.

SCULLING. SYDNEY, Nov. 12. Goodsell has accepted a challenge for a race for the title, stipulating the race he rowed on the Parramatta on 16th. December. WHEAT HARVEST. ADELAIDE. Nov. 12. South Australian wheal harvest is estimated at 27,612.314 bushels as compared with 30.520,625 last season. LABOR DAILY RAIDED. SYDNEY. November 12. ’l’lie police, late last night, received a message to the elleet that a number of masked armed men had raided the Labor daily newspaper office. They rushed the wireless patrol to the scene the police arriving within three minutes of receiving the message. On arrival thev were told the alleged raiders had just escaped in a motor-ear. It. is alleged three masked men carrying pick handles, entered the office and while one held up the watchman at the point of a revolver, two others entered the editor's room. One man struck at the editor Inn missed. They then, after a struggle, dragged him to the street, hut becoming alarmed, released him. and escaped. The police Were shown six sticks ot gelignite l with a partly burnt fuse attached, which it was said was found underneath a table near the editor’s room. Kerosene was also scattered over the floor and a tin containing a small quantity was handed to the police. The Labour daily states that apparently Fascists were responsible, the object being to deal with the editor for publishing certain articles against Fascism. The paper states that hist week they received a threatening letter warning it to remember Italy.

LABOUR PROMISES. SYDNEY. Nov. 12. Labour propaganda includes a promise to bring .Spnhlinger to Australia. Mr Charlton states that when he attended the League of Nations’ Conference at Geneva last, year he asked Spnhlinger If Government funds and scientific facilities wore provided, would he come to Australia and establish laboratories. Spaldinger answered ho would come gladly. Subsequently a meeting ot the Eedcral Labour Party unanimously decided that if Taihour was returned to office their first big job would he to bring Spaldinger to Australia