AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 19 February 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] HIDES. MELBOURNE:. Feb. IS. The hides market to-day was praeti ally unaltered, excepting that medium prices were hard to maintain. LION’S ESCAPE. SYDNEY. February IP. . ,|,r ;i circus performance at Cootnmimdra. a lion escaped while lieing returned to it - -age. Alter passing the front s-uts it m; de out of the tent and gathering up -ome lows and calves in an adjoining paddock it commenced to drive them towards the town. It then attacked a pony tied ill ~ s hed and was sucking blood from n hole in it- neck, when it was disturbed. The poll v was destroyed. A crowd alooi and in motor-ears engaged in the pursuit. Alter passing down several street.-, the lion crossed a bridge where the spotlights of two cars were focussed upon it and a local i-e-idi nt landed a shot behind the animal'- shoulders and partly disabled the linn, which took refuge on the steps of building, where keepers wlm had arrived with cat's managed to capture it. ~l'ier it had been at liberty an hour and a-ha If.

PACK OF WATER. (Received this day at 11.0 a.i11.) SYDNEY. Feb. 19. The Lb'parUlU'iit of Mines has received a eommun i: at ion Imm Broken Hill that the mines "ill la* compelled to close down on the 27th. of February through lack oi water. Arrangements have beg'ii made to keep as many employees at work as po.s-ible. For .-nine time the Railway Department. lias been carrying water to Broken Hid. but it is not sulfieieul. to keep the mines going. CN'ION Ft' NIP GO AST It AY. M E'Llit it'PNE, Feb. 19. Investigations into the books ol the Victorian Pram h of the Seamen's l nion. shows a deficiency of £(>2o. A meeting of tin* l'nion decided that furt her a: t ion should lie I aken. Tt is understood that one of the ofiieials of the branch was asked to resign and some prosecutions are likely. SENTENCED TO DEATH. HOBART. Fell. 19. At the second trial of Alfred John Hobson, charged with mill'd .'ring liis wife, lie was found guilty and sentenced lo death. RICH TIN FIND. HOBART. F.'L. 19. A rich find of tin i- reported Ironi Babe! Island, near Flinders Island. Sample- have I icon sent to the Mines Department, and Hie Government geologist states that if the (Ireisen deposit proves to he hall as rich as Hk* .samples, an exceedingly valuable field will lie available. MEETING OF PROTEST. SYDNEY. Fob. 19. A public mooting at the Town Hall protested emphatically against the Government'- proposal to iibolifli the Legislative Council. As the City Council objected to File petition to tlm King being signed at the meeting, copies o| the petition were made available on the footpath outside the building, "here they were largely signed. A resolution of pro lest was carried and it was decided a deputation of citizen- -lioidd pie- mi il to the Premier. ADVERTISING A t'ST'P A I.LA. mi:i. non: nk. i'<i«. id. Arrangement- have almost been completed for tim i arly e miinoMcemviit of an adw'i'i ising pit’ lieity campaign in

(11 •i L Bii'.iiin in favour of Australian productMr Prino st ilthe Dairy I'l'.'dtr e Control Board, ihe I )rii d Fruits (’mi! ml Bo:: nl. and the Au-trn-!i.:n Fruit runners’ Assn., have agreed to contribute C'21.509 annually for the 1 scheme and the (omnion'.veallli will subsidise the movement on a pound for pound basis with a limitation of the Commonwealth liability to £50.000. It is expected the moat, fresh fruit, and other interests will join in the scheme. ABOLITION RILL. SYDNEY. Feb. 19. In the Legislative Council Mr Oakes withdrew his motion calling fur a referendum lor the abolition ol the I’pper House. 1 Air Willis announced that the Abolition Bill would be reintroduced oil [ Tuesday next and a vole lhoii..M lakon ■ the following day. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY. Feb. 1!). The wi.nl sales were characterised by a continuation ol the keen demand lor lille "no! and values were extremely ’. linn al full late rules. Greasy merino . sold at 29]d.

41-HOUR WEEK. APPEAL TO HIGH COURT. MELBOURNE, l-’eb. It). The Full High Court lias granted leave to the Clyde Engineering Company to appeal against the decision of tlk Magistrate that the 44-hour week holds good. Counsel for appellant stated the application nns for special leave. Ibe appeal was made on the ground Hint the Court under whose jurisdiction the ease iirst came was exercising federal jurisdiction inasmuch ns it was dealing with a matter which arose under the Commonwealth constitution or involve.! its interpretation. The Company was working under a Federal Award, hut, the State Act picked up the award and said it should not have any eifeet according to its trend, but should have quite another eifeet. thereto,'o the ■State Act was inconsistent with the Commonwealth Act. Counsel added that forty thousand employees in New South Males veie affected by the State Conn s decision.