AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1925, Page 3

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[Australia A N.Z. Cable Association. 1 A MELBOURNE SENSATION. MKLUOUItNK. Dec. «>. While two electricians, Ernest Williams, aged 2ft, and .leauc Mac llohcrtson, both Americans, were lunching al at cafe, a man at a nearby table told them not to smoke. Words followed. Williams left, the table and walked outside. The man followed, and. alter an argument, it is alleged, the stranger put his hand into his hip pocket. Williams tried to grasp the hand in the pocket. The stranger is alleged In have pulled a revolver wrapped In a handkerchief from hi- pocket, and bred at Williams, Ihe bullet piercing his heart. The stranger ran away, hut a roust aide who was sitting in a shop on the opposite side of tho road, pursued, mil arrested him. Later, William If. Wallace, of Melbourne, was charged with murder. THE DEATH SENTENCE. .SYDNEY, December 9. Smith, charged with the murder of Clare Prowse. on the second of November was found guilty, with a strong reeomniendalion to mercy. He was sentenced to death. ■hl-HOl'I! WEEK. SYDNEY. December 10. The Government has announced they will issue a proclamation at the enmmeiteenienl of I lie year making I lie l'orty-fonr-honr week operative. X.S.W. POLITICS. ’ (Deceived this day at 11.25 a.m.) •SYDNEY, December 10. In the Legislative Council Sir Joseph CniTulhers moved the adjournment to discuss the conduct of Government business in the Council. He said it wa i felt that members were entitled to more definite knowledge regarding Ihe conduct of business of the Governn nit in the Chamber. It was didieult for n neit her to deal with the business before the Chamber unless they had previous notice of the business to he taken. Dills were brought forward and advanced to a certain stage, and then allowed to remain while other hills were brought along and none taken to finality. Mr AYillis promised to assist members by all the means in his power, stating that a number of hills before the Chamber would never reach finality in their present form. The motion was then withdrawn.

NICW LABOUR PARTY. SYDNEY, December 10. Preliminary arrangements are completed for the formation of a new political unity known us the Independent Labour Parly. It will afliliate with the Independent Labour Party of Britain. JAP PIMNCR’S VISIT. PERTH. December 10. It is officially announced that Prince Tlironahu Ktisliima is visiting Australia early next year as a cadet in the Japanese- warship lwate. CYCLONIC STORMS IN AUSTRALIA EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. PKRTII. Dec. 10. Cyclonic disturbances are reported at Kalgoorlie and Boulder. Extensive danmge has been done. buildings were razed to the ground, fences carried away, houses unroofed, electric lines and wires blown d uvn and towns plunged into darkness. At boulder, a theatre in which a number of youths were training lor a boxing competition collapsed, burying them in the debris. Five were sent to the hospital, one of whom. Keith Edwards, is in a uitical condition. ,; The storm occurred on 'I nesday night, blit as the telegraph lines were blown down the towns have been isolated since and communication has just been restored. At Kalgoorlie a young woman was blown down an open shaft seventy loet deep, but she was not seriously mjur-

Torrential rain followed the cyclone, causing washawtiys which seriously interrupted railway communication. Great damage was also caused at lloddalin, Carnbin and AAestonia. where tlio wheat crops are destroyed. TRIBUTE TO NEW ZEALAND LAMB SYDNEY. Dec. 10. Mr Gramsie speaking at the Chamber of Commerce, Newcastle, on the World's meat trade, said no country in the world could surpass New Zealand in the export of lambs and mutton. The export was earned out on the very latest lilies, the meat itselt being of the very highest quality.

DAYLIGHT MURDER. MELBOURNE, Dec. 10 Williams was murdered in j u a crowded street. AAlie.i AAall.u left the restaurant, \\ Illinois a ecus c him and asked him to apolog'se. be men struggled and At allace hi ked WRliams. on the body and then drew back and shot him. He made no determined effort to escape. AA llliams nn d Macßobertsou were in business tocher ns electricians,