AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

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GENERAL RUSSELL. FREMANTLE, December 8. By the Ormuz, from London, the passengers include General and Lady Russell. MANSLAUGHTER SENTENCE. SYDNEY, December 8. Collins, whose conviction was cabled last night, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for manslaughter. DEPORTATION ACT ARGUMENT. SYDNEY. Dec. 1. Involved legal argument as to the valadity of the Deportation Act continues in the High Court where Walsh Hid Johansen are testing the new act. The argument is so technical and involved that all public interest is fading awa v.

A FLYING BOAT. SYDNEY. Dec. I. \V. A. c. U. Kitt's Hying boat. Widgeon. which crashed on its first Might has been repaired, and has made a successful Might POLITIC AI.. SYDNEY. Nov. I. The Assembly passed rile third ive :- ing of the Workmen's Compensation Bill. The alleged brilvery | lot was discussed by the Labour Caucus. Members generally radicttlcd the suggestion, the concensus of opinion being that the report was a pure fabrication and that it is the best policy for the caucus to allow the matter to drop. SENATOR defeated. ADELAIDE. Dee. 1. Senator Wilson (Ministerialist) has heen definitely defeated.

THE MAKURA. SYDNEY, December 3. The Afakura sailed at one o’clock for Auckland. Sir Neville House is a passenge r. PRODUCE PRICKS. SYDNEY. Dee. 3. Wheat is quoted as (>d to os Ofo per bushel for December or January delivery. Oats are: Tasmanian white giants os lOd. Algerians Is <>d t i -Is ltd: maize: yellow to (>s; potatoes CIS to £2(l per ton : onions £K lo £ I -I. ADELAIDE. Dee. 3. The wheat growers’ lots are quoted : December delivery (is per bushel. January Js 1 I id. Oats are 3s 3d per bushel. PIN-PRICKING PROPOSALS. SYDNEY. Dee. 4. The Trade's and 'Labour Council decided to call a mass meeting of transport unions lor the purpose ol placing before the rank and file, the details of a plan for the inauguration of in' tatjng tactics in connection with ('<■ portations, as agreed upon by the Council. A LABOR SUGGESTION. AIE'LBOURNE. Dee. 1.

Labour leaders do not view with favour n proposal from Sydney that Labour Parliamentary candidates he selected by Trade Unions. They state such a proposal would have to he endorsed by the Federal Executive of the Party which usually meets once yearly, hut so far il has not been submitted to the executive which is the only body able to authorise the step suggested.