AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

UY TKLECJRAPir— PRESS ASSN'., COPY EIGHT. FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER. SYDNEY. June 15. George Andrew Buckley was ft mud guilty of murder and was sentenced to death. A man giving the name of George Andrew Buckley walked into the Newcastle Police Station on April IS last and told tpie sergeant on duty that he had iust killed his wife. A search of the man's house revealed the body of a woman lying in bed with her throat cut and her head badly battered .

AUSTRALIAN BUTTER. SYDNEY. June If.

The wholesale juice of hotter has been increased by a penny per pound, to 20i)s 8d nor cut.

FILM COMMISSION. SYDNEY, June 17

Giving evidence before the Commonwealth Film Commissoner. Raymond Hulls, a film producer, declared the Australasian Films Company In--crushed the 'production of fi'ms in Australia. Local pictures could lie produced at a handsome profit, hut all avenues, for release of pictures were cut oft’. He produced a film in New Zealand, but found tbe Comjiauy bad interests in New Zealand and he could not release the picture there.

SYDNEY. June 17. Further examined by the Film Commission in regard to liina'lgamatcd wireless protection rights, Mr Fisk si id his Company had not yet made claims in New Zealand, although their patents were being infringed there. Asked by the Chairman if he did not think it would be better to go to New Zealand and have their legal rights tested, without disturbing the peace of the Commonwealth. Fisk replied that ho did not think the trade in Australia would be any more peaceful, liepause they would still he under a cloud when the Western Electric Company proposed to install a .broadcasting station in New Zealand. He agreed that it use Amalgamated Wireless protection rights, provided the latter had the right to collect royalty for their use. It was a difficult thing to ask the New Zealand Government to pay royalty when the whole matter was under review in Australia. If the C’omyionwealth established a broadcasting monopoly, his Company would have to negotiate with the Government along the same lines as.with New Zealand.

ARREST FOB MURDER. SYDNEY. Juno 17.

Norman Clyde McPherson, wanted in connection with the murder of Mnrttha Quin, was arrested at Bathurst.

DISABLED STEAMER. BRISBANE, June 17

The steamer Proteus in tow of the Crosskes has arrived in port. The Proteus drifted helplessly with a broken rudder for ten days. Food and water had to be rationed. There was no wireless equipment and the officers had constantly to mount guard over the mutinous Chinese crew.