AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 January 1927, Page 1

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BOY SENT FOB TOTAL. SYDNEY, Jan. 11. The inquest on Joon Smith resulted in the Coroner committing James Hughes for trial on a charge of feloniously and maliciously murdering her. Owing to the decomposed condition of the remains, and one neck bone being missing, medical men were unable to state the cause of death, beyond -faying that no hones were broken, and there were no signs of violence and that it was possible that her neck was dislocated hy a fall from a horse N.S.W. POLITICS. SYDNEY. Jan. 11. The New South Wales Assembly met again to-day for business, which at the first sitting consisted of answering a host of questions, and clearing the way for the re-introduction of a number ol Bills that were left over from the previous session. These Bills .are ol puroIv local interest. ' The Leader of the Opposition (Mr Bavin) announced that the Opposition would not grant “pairs” for two ol the Ministers, who propose to visit England. . This refusal places the Government in a. quandary, and it will probably mean that the visits will he deferred till the recess.

worn, market. SYDNEY. Jail. 11. The wool sales, the first of the new year’s series, concluded 1.0-dav. ' hex were characterised throughout by a brisk demand for all the hotter classes at an advance of five per cent over the December closing levels. Alodium •uul ordinary were from par to h'e per cent higher. Comebacks and crossbreds were in good request at iccent levels FACTORY RETURNS. SYDNEY. January 12. Factory returns compiled hy the Department of Labour and Industry, disclose at the end of 1925 tlieio you 1 ] .«3(5 factories in the State employing 133 037 persons compared with 11,559 factories employing 131.71* at the end of 1924. CRICKET TEAM’S BON US. SYDNEY. January 12. Cricketers are greatly dissatisfied with the bonus, Mr Smith in a report having recommended that the amount be £350. During the return trip from England the team at n meeting decided that if the Board did not grant a bonus of £3OO they should re-fuse . to participate in any Sheffield Flnelcl matches. The opinion is now expressed that none of the players will participate in the match between New South AA'ales and Victoria. The Board of Control meets on Monday to discuss the situation.