AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(By Telegraph—For Press Association
A DISASTROUS EIRE. SYDNEY, Aug. If
The most disastrous lire iu the history of AVnrialda has occurred. It destroyed most of the main buildings in the town, including the Council Chambers and Commercial Bank. The damage is estimated at 025,000. SUMMONSES SERVED. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 11. Summonses have been served on those strikers in the engineering industry who refused to obey the order of the Arbitration Court, directing them to resume work. summons also has been served on the Amalgamated Engineering Union to which most of the men belong. Each man if convicted is liable to a fine of Cloo or three months imprisonment and the union to a penalty of a £IOOO lor each day the strike continues. A mass meeting of strikers re-aflirm-ed the refusal to obey the Court order, and agreed to take drastic steps to thwart all attempts to enforce any order by such legal action as is now being taken, and any striker will refuse to pay but will go to goat’ and the dispute will be continued till be is released.
A LABOUR CONTESTANT. SYDNEY. Aug. II
George Conn, former Minister o Health in the Lang Government, win lost the selection for his seat at La
kemba. lias decided to contest til seat as a straight-out Labour cam date.
A GENEROUS DONOR. BRISBANE. Aug. 11. Amongst a number of. bequests by the- fate A. H. Whittingham, a prominent pastoralist and racehorse* owner is £1.00.000 to the Geelong Church of England Grammar School. He bequeathed all his race horses to his trainer mud £2OOO to the Queensland Turf Club to. erect a club for jockeys and apprentices.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 August 1927, Page 3
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