AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 February 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Australian A: N.Z. Cable Association.] CABINET DEFEAT. SYDNEY, Eeh. 20. 4he Legislative Assembly read for the first Lime the Agricultural Settlement Bill refilled on February 22. I he Government sustained another deteat when the Legislative Council decided to refer the Child Endowment Bill to a .select committee. The latter meets on Monday, but a decision is tantamount lo shelving the measure. The Australian Labour Party after deteat mg the motion lor the expulsion ot l.oughlin from the party decided to accept hi.s resignation. BOWLER 3 LEAVE. SYDNEY. Eeh. 20. The New South Wales team of j bowlers lo lour New Zealand sailed by ! the Marama. BEAM WIRELESS. MELBOURNE, Eeh. 20. The Amalgamated Wireless Limited announced during the past three weeks the beam wireless stations have been thoroughly adjusted and retested with sati.sfiu torv results. Beam signals have been heard from England throughout twenty-four hours. S.S. TAHITI. SUVA. Fel). 27. The Tahiti arrived yesterday from" Vancouver and sailed the same day for .Auckland. BYE-ELECT YON. SYDNEY. Eeh. 27. Yesterday there was held the byeelection to fill the vacancy in the Federal House of Representatives caused by the resignation of Mr Mahoney (through illness) of file Dailey seat. Air Theodore, the Labourite candidate (ex-Premier of Queensland) has now a substantial lead. lie is certain to win the seat.

PRICE ok bitter. SYDNEY, Fei>. 27. Ihe price ol butter is being reduced by one luilf-pcnuy nor pound retail from to-morrow, fo ] s f).]d per lb. The wholesale price' is being reduced to I ‘2s 3d per ImiHlred-Weigfii. ELECTION R ETUI?NR. SYDNEY. Fob. 28. The final figures of Mie Dally byeelect ion show tlicit Theodore is returned wilh a majority of 8511 votes. COMPENSATION CLAIM ADELAIDE, Eeh. 28. Separate proceedings, on behalf of (>4(> persons who claim compensation trom the South Australian Government for losses arising out of the 1910-17 wheat pool commenced Mud constituted a record number of civil claims begun hv separate persons al any one lime. STRIKERS DECISION. BRISBANE, Fob. 28. At a- mass meeting of the building trade strikers it was decided >lhat unless tile forty hours week was granted within a fortnight!.! demand would be made for the forty-four hours pay for forty hours a week. WORLD’S RECORD BROKEN. MELBOURNE, Eeh. 28. IT. Mitchell broke the Victorian. Australian and New" Zealand and world’s record for the junior hundred miles iinpaocfl cycling, covering the distance in four ‘hours thirty-nine minutes forty-nine and one fifth seconds. Mitchell is 17 years of age. BANK OF X.S.W. SYDNEY. Eeh. 28. The Bank of Now South Wales intends to raise the nominal capital to 7.1 millions sterling, by the creation of seventy-five thousand now .shares at twenty pounds cadi, ft is proposed to issue to West, Australian bank shareholders 43.750 Iwink of New South Wales shares in consideration ol the sale of that, bank as a going concern. The remaining 31.25(1 shares will be offered to all shareholders legistered on 30th April on a. pro rain basis. CYCLIST’S DEATH. SYDNEY. Eeh. 28. Another fatality occurred on the Speedway. .!. Donagliy’s machine ■kidded and threw him with terrific force on his head. He died in the hospital. CAR SMASH MELBOURNE. Eeh. 28. A motor car was smashed by colliding with a train sUmlavd at Brighton. Eric Dunk and a girl Jessie Ferguson were killed and iour injured.