AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] N.S.W. POLITICS, s* SYDNEY, Jan 12. Tho Legislative Council passed the. Appropriation Bill through all stages. RACING ENTRIES. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY. Jan. 12. Thirties for the Doncaster Handicap total 175, compared with 184 the previous year and for Sydney Cup 128 compared with 1-13. COUNCIL’S PROTEST. SYDNEY, Jan. 12. Tho Legislative Council received a message from the Government acknowledging receipt of the Council’s protests- ,against holding the present session, * and stating it would receive earnest consideration. CANBERR A OPENIN’G. MELBOURNE. Jan. 12. The Federal Government has arranged to broadcast the ‘opening of Parliament lat Canberra and the Duke of York’s speech. A DETECTIVE DEAD. MELBOURNE, Jan. 12. Obituary—Detective Inspector John Mitchell Christie one of the official tfhadows for visiting Royalties. He ivas attached to the Duke of Edinburgh and the present King during tfit-ijr tours. / RABAUL MURDERS. t * SYDNEY, Jan. 12.

A wireless from Bnlolo states ten carriers in charge of one police bov. returning from ftilainoa were attackeel by natives from Kabaul village when in the vicinity of the village, hour carriers who were ahead of the main body were attacked by natives. One bid in the long grnss and saw his companions killed with tomahawks. Ihe victims necks were then fastened with vines, and the stomach cut open, the intestines pulled out and thrown into the Bnlolo River. The survivor then escaped and reported the description of the murderers which coincided with twenty natives who escaped while being taken to Sdamoa live weeks ago. following on a previous murder.' Ihe fa<? of the other seven carriers and police bov is unknown.