AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 April 1927, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.] Vll LORI AN ELECTIONS MELBOURNE, April 12'. The counting of tho second preference votes was continued. Tile returns tire coming in so slowly that so tar the state of the parties is practically unaltered, hut it is certain that no party will l>e returned in sufficient strength to enable it to govern alone. The indications are that the present Government will meet the House next Monday and be defeated on a noconfidence motion, tabled hy the Leader of the Opposition, who will then form a Government, supported by unattached members. SYDNEY SHOW OPENS. SYDNEY, April 11. The Royal Show opened to-day in wot. cold weathc-r. The exhibits in all departments show a great increase as compared with Inst year. Owing to an outbreak there of swine fever, the County of Cumberland has been declared a quarantine area, and the movement of pigs from there, is prohibited. Consequently there are no pigs being exhibited at the Show the year. To-day was devoted to. the judging of tho cattle, which are representative of all the States and of New Zealand. Afr G. - . .Moore, of Bushy Park. Kai Iwi. N.Z., secured the s' prize for the liest fat bullock or steer. BEAAr AVTRELESS. MELBOURNE. April 10. Traffic for the first day of the beam wireless was about 3.500 words front Australia and about 1200 front Britain, It is stated tint the service is working in a highly satisfactory manner, although the traffic is heavier than anticipated.

£SOOO CLAIM. SYDNEY, April 11. An action has commenced, in which Airs Amy Johnson, the wife of Johnson (of the Setmien’s Union), is claiming £SOOO compensation from the Prime A 1 mister and the Superintendent of the Commonwealth Police Force, as the agents of the ('o;n;r->;;-weallh, in connection with the arrest of her husband, .Jacob Johnson, under the Deportation Act. The plaintilf (alleges that while she was living with her husband, defendants entered her home, assaulted her husband, and imprisoned him, i mixing Iter mental anguish and the det'.ingement of her mental system.