MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 March 1926, Page 4

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association,] COASTAL STRIKE; FIZZLING. SYDXKY. .March C>. Foil ll ceil coastal vessels have been manned hy volunteer crews and sufficient wharf labourers have been engaged to meet all requirements. Only three coastal shins are still idle. [.Alton? MEAfBERK EXPELLED. SYDNEY. Marcji IL The Australian Labour Executive has expelled .Messrs Bryant and I’ercival from the party for bavin" voted against the Government on the abolition of the Legislative Council Hill, liolh members had tendered their resignations. which, however, the executive preferred to ignore. Four other members who were absent from the Council when the vote was taken were culled noon to show cause why they also should not he expelled. FM PI I? F. PA I! LI A.M KNTAI? Y TOCR. MELBOURNE. Alareli fb A meet in" w ill he held shortly of the Umpire Parliamentary Association to consider arrangements for a tour ol visiting Parliamentary representatives in Sent ember. Britain will have sixteen delegates. Canada H, South Alric/.i K. New Zealand I and Newfoundland 2. Tl'.e British delegation will travel by way of Canada, arriving in Sydney on the I Nth September. The tour will rommenre in Brisbane. Phe inte-nt.ion is that a week be spent itt each of the State capitals. The delegates will lathe guests of the Commonwealth l’arliatnent wbi<-b will I-ear the expenses of tin- tour.

A CAR SMASH KD. AUCKLAND. March C. A motor car owned by \Y. A. Adams, driven by a young lady to the top ol Mount Fdeu vest n’day afternoon was left standing in reverse gear. When the lady cranked it. the ear was hurled backward ami vent to the bottom "I the crater, irretrievable ruined. Tt

is fortunate that no one was in the ear at I lie moment and that, ihe self-slai-h-r had not been used.