AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 March 1927, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

£ Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.! SYDNEY, March 14. A serious industrial trouble threatens among carpenters, joiners, paintti ers and bricklayers unions at Gani- berra, over the question of payment , for wet days and holidays. The unions s concerned threat, if the 1 ederal capi- ] tal commission does not fall in with 3 the wishes of the men that work at i several places, mostly boarding "estab--1 lishments, will be stopped. If this 1 dislocation should occur it would seiis ously hamper the work the Commission i has in hand, to provide accommodation for official guests for the opening cero i mony in May. JAPANESE REPORT. PERTH, March 14. | The Japanese Consul-General lias received an official message from his Government containing a warning ’ against exaggerated reports which mmht possibly be circulated about the , recent earthquake in Japan, ’flic mes- , sa „ c savs the damage on the whole is i even less than that caused by the L earthquake which devastated Kinosnki „ and Tovoka iw the province of Tapma : ‘ iu May, 1925. The area affected m \ ike recent occurrence was in the province of of Tango and some neighbourinn- districts, some considerable distance from Tokio and Yokohama which were damaged by the great upheaval I of 1923. BEAUTY COMPETITIONS. ' A QUEENSLAND AVABNTNG. ; BRISBANE, March 14. ' j„ letter read in the Roman Catlui- - iff. Church on Sunday, Archbishop DuI hib utters a solemn warning against I beauty competitions. TTe declares: “Thev require emphatic and prompt : action on the part of the Church. 1 The Archbishop denounces the competi- ' tions as “the exploitation of girls ■ physical beauty for the purpose ol m- • creasing the circulation of newspapers , and of advertising towns and business houses, thereby causing an immense amount of harm to simple home hie, ' and to the community, and to the high moral standard of womanhood.” Ho adds: “It is high time that the , Government land the municipalities provided adequate protection against the moral danger and the sordid ends of these unseemly competitions.” LIGHTHOUSE TRACEDY. HOBART, March 14. There was a tragical accident a Tasman Island, the site of the lighthouse off Cape Pillar. Five men were erecting a crane on the cliffs for the purpose ol hoisting stores to the lighthouse on Friday afternoon, when the crane collapsed. William. GroonVbridgc was hurled one hundred feet clown the cliffs and killed. Jospeli Paterson struck the edge ol the cliff and bis foot caught in a wire, where lie hung suspended till rescued badly injured. Tliere was no means of communication with tbc mainland, except by carrier pigeons, which were sent out. but they were killed by hawks. Oil Saturday a passing vessel responded to the men’s distress signals, and wirelessed to Hobart lor assist Vince. A ship with a doctor arrived. Alter repeated attempts the doctor was landed but was unable to take off Paterson until the sen calmed on Sunday morning when he was lowered on a. stretcher over the cliffs, and be was taken to the hospital in a- critical condition. REWARD REFUSED. PERTH, March 14. Tho Chief Justice of Wcstralia announced the refusal of Clarke’s claim for the thousand sterling reward in connection with the Kalgoorlie police murders over the gold stealing case. He said that Clarke had given the information to the Crown solely for sis own protection, and to clear himself ol the charge of murder. RUTTER- PRICES REDUCED. SYDNEY, AlVrch 14. Butter prices linvo been reduced Halfpenny per lb here to Is Od per lb wholesale. SCHOONER DAMAGED. 'Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY. March 15. The schooner Lokisthcriaklt sailed from Sydney for Gisborne on Saturday, .but returned to port to-day for repairs Sixty miles out she struck a gale, lost a couple of sails and sustained other slight damage. She expects to resail to-morrow.