AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1926, Page 1

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it Australia A N.Z. Cable Association.] N.S.AY. POLITICS. id SYDNEY, February 17. m The clause in the Workmen’s Com!1 pen.sation Bill upon which the Governs" meat was defeated in the Legislative l ” Council yesterday referred to the inu Miring of workers. Sir Allen Kaclor Ij moved that employers and firms he is permitted to continue the present r- methods of insuring employees, hut Mr ie Willis announced that he was not propared to accept the amendment which. " s alter considerable debate, was accepted hv the Council by 37 votes to 33. >f ' k ABOLITION OF COUNCIL, ic .SYDNEY, February 17. The Labour Aldermen at the City Council mooting objected to letting the ’-. Town Hull to-morrow night for a m.on- ' stor public meeting of protest against the abolition of the Legislative Colin- - ; i. tided the petition to the King was not e to he signed at the meeting, e At a meeting of the Labour members '• of the Legislative Council Mr Willis announced Hie vote on the Abolition Bill will be postponed till next week. Notwithstanding the fact that over ; 111 Labour members were circularised ; bv Air AYillis to attend the meeting oily 2~ put in an appearance. Mr Wjllis announced that no pairs ■ would lie allowed while the Abolition Rill was under consideration. it is now generally admitted in political Labour circles that the bill is i- certain to be rejected when it comes r Li a vote. l There is a large section of Labour members in the Council now in revolt against the manner in which they are being compelled to attend Parliament during the hottest months of the sum- . mer. Another grievance is that many . have to come from long distances at I considerable expense. ’ GOVERNOR-GENERAL’S NARROW ESCAPE. MELBOURNE. February 17. When Lord Stonehaven was about to return from a visit to the Flinders' Naval Base the aeroplane in which he proposed to make the flight failed to rise and crashed into a tree. The machine suffered some damage, hut his Excellency and the pilot escaped with a severe shaking. They returned Inear. SYDNEY DOCK STRfix'E. SYDNEY, February 17. The Minister lor Labour lias decided to intervene in the Morts’ Dock strike, and to call a conference of both parties in order to prevent an extension of the dispute.

SYDNEY HEAT WAVE. SYDNEY. February 17. The city is si ill in the throes of Hr beat wave. The maximum to-day wa 105 degrees in the shade. BY RADIO. BADDY’S MARKET. SYDNEY, January 28. The radio people are “going to market ” —Paddy's market to he precise In their .search for wireless noveltioj they have decided to broadcast this famous rendezvous. The voice ol “Paddy’s" will he unlike anv othei that has been sent travelling through the other into the homes of the wireless population. No “concord of sweel sounds ’’ this, or Farmer’s, or the 'Ventworth, lull the clamorous huh-buh of rough and tumble marketing. Voices husky or slridcni raised in vociferous comment on the multitude of wares, their marvellous qualify and demoralising cheapness, and the stale ol business generally: snatches ol rich and ready balder, mil often polilc ami frequently a lit lie profane, elamormis dispule and vehement accord—these are the sounds that will be caught up by the microphone. Bui ii: must all he done score!l v. darkly. Otherwise Ihe efiiei’ actors will become. sell'-Con-scions and then the effect that -is sought will vanish. If one would see and hour (lie Sydneyite in his mo-t lin-selfcoiiscious phases there could he no belter obser-vation-post. or lislenin g post, than Paddy's Market. Here, in the narrow streets of stalls, are people earnestly on business held, oblivious of everything hilt the exigency of the. moment, peering and rummaging for ike cheapest menl: and vegetables, or it piece ol ■ i.irpet for the parlour, ribbon for a hai. tools for a carpenter’s bench, “pearl" necklaces, sausages, dross lengths, lish. misfit trousers, a bird in a cage, some ancient magazines. Paddy’s Market is unique in Australia. It has a distinctive (one, an atmosphere. particularly an atmosphere and very strong at that. There is warmth and colour and vitality. The philosopher. ihe psychologist, or any ol those who find interest or amusement in the foibles of their fellows will discover a happy huntittg-ground under the glare of the sizzling acetylene lamps of " Paddv’s.”