AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 March 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.]

N.S.W. UPPER HOUSE QUESTIONS. SYDNEY. -March 17.

lfon. Mr McTierman Jins sailed for London in connection with the New South' Wales Legislative Council impasse. •■ SXIAFIL” CONDEMNED. •SYDNEY, March 1(5. The first sample of the fabric manufactured from “Sniafil ” has reached Sydney. It lias unfavourably impressed experts, who stated it was shoddy and raggv. and contained no warmth, arid was highly inflammable, besides smelling offensively.

BROKEN' HILL DROUGHT RELIEVED. SYDNEY. March 18

There is heavy rain falling over tlie catchment area at Broken. Hill, and the manager of the waterworks there bas roeomcmled that all mines resume forking full time.

PRISONER RECAPTURED. BRISBANE, .March 18,

After a sensational struggle one of the prisoners who escaped from the Townville gaol was recaptured. [Oil February 22nd., two notorious criminals escaped from the Stewart’s Creek Gaol, by cutting through the iron bars with a small hack-saw, and then lowering themselves to the ground by a rope made with their blankets.]

ROYAL DONATION. .MELBOURNE, March 18. It is aniiuunced that a message lias been received from Sir Frederick Ponsotiby. Treasurer to the King, that- his Majesty has donated £IOO sterling to the bush fire relief fund.

LABOUR’S DELEGATE. MELBOURNE, March 18.

It is announced that as a result of the ballot among the Trades and Labour Councils of Australia, that the name of John Beasley (President of the. Sydney Council) will ho submitted to Mr Bruce for approval as tho Labour delegate to the International Labour Conference at Geneva. A CORRECTION. MELBOURNE, March 18. 'Phe General Secretary. Baebourne. said the statement of a credit balance of 3s (id was an error as tliis figure appeared in the balance sheet only as cash in hand. The actual credit was £17!) sterling. The total assets of the Union amounted to £3,114 sterling.