AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 10 July 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I, [Australia & N.Z. Cable Association. 3 A FIRE. SYDNEY, July 10. A fire at Gees building, Rcdfern, occupied by a. number of firms caused . .Clo,ooo damage. JURY’S VERDICT. PERTH, July !). At the conclusion of the «jiiquest in tbe goldfields murder case, the jury , returned a verdict as follows :—- ; “ That Walsh and Pitman were wil- , fully murdered by Coulter and Tref- , fene.” I Coulter and Trcffene were conunit- ■ ted for trial on a charge of murder. Clarke was committed for trial on , the charge id' being an accessory after the fact. A SYDNEY PROJECT. SYDNEY, July 9. For the night of Thursday, July 29. banners Broadcasting Station at Sydney has arranged a special New Zealand Every item will be associated in some way with the Dominion. either through the artist, the composer, or the words of the song. An eflort is being made to get the All Blacks to contribute a “ liaka.” RISE IN FREIGHTS. Sydney; July o. Owing to the incidence of the Workers’ Compensation Act, it is announced that lreight rates are being increased from day to day. r P‘l> Aty A rnmrjvT

TRAIN ACCIDENT. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.i SYDNEY. July 10. A goods train hound from Sydney to Worris Creek got out of control and "'as derailed near Murrurumli. A fire- 1 man. John Heffernan, was .killed and driver Holt was sent to the Hospital suffering from severe burns. The train was completely wrecked, jit is stated the driver and fireman were overcome by fumes in a. tunnel and the train dashed several miles at a high speed with them lying unconscious in the cab of the engine. PRICE OF GAS. SYDNEY. July 10. Owing to increased expenditure as a result of the Workmen’s Compensation Act, and increase in the cost of coal, the price of gas will be increased from 17th July by a penny to jjd per thousand cubic feet.

FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, July 10. In the House of Representatives Air Bruce tabled the Agenda of the seventh session .assembly cf the League of Nations to ho held in Geneva in September. He said the Commonwealth Government was of the opinion that the Council should continue to consist of permanent and lion-pcrnia-nent members, that the -permanent seat should be restricted to the Great. Power; that a permanent seat should he given to Germany when that country becomes a member of the League, considering the aefive co-opemtiou of Germany within the League would he a very great factor in the pacification of Europe and therefore, of the World: that the present Council number could not with advantage he increased very much; that all members of the League not permanently represented on the Council should by rotation have an opportunity of participating in the work of the Council; that it had grave doubts whether any advantage would bo gained by a fixed number of non-nm-manent seats being allocated . recording to geographical divisions.