AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 August 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

H'iy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) A MELBOURNE RAID. AN EXTREME STEP. MELBOURNE. Aug. 13. ()n warrants issued on an information sworn by R. .1. Birch, Senior Investigation officer of the Taxation Department. IS constables and 20 taxation officials conducted raids on the Small Arms Coy., Elizabeth Street, the city residences of the Company's solicitors, and of other persons believed to be associated with the Company. Safe opening experts with oxy-aeotylciie apparatus, accompanied the party and in two instances their services were required to open safes and strong rooms. Eight motor-car loads of documents were seized in the raids, and these are being examined by a special staff of taxation officers. The declaration of Mr Birch was to the effect lie had been investigating the taxation returns, and he believed many of them were fraudulent, and that an attempt was being made to defined the Commonwealth.

A BOMB EXPLOSION. BRISBANE, Aug. 11

It is now believed that an explosion which wrecked the Criminal Investigation Department Office, in Elizabeth St. on Saturday night was the result of an attempt to destroy the evidence in a robbery case upon which the detectives have been working for weeks past, ft is believed a bomb or a similar explosive, was thrown through the windo wof the room where the stolen goods were kept. A small fire was started, hut it was quickly suppressed. No explosives were stored in the premises. Many records were destroyed, but these were mostly old and of little value. Windows in the buildings nearby were .shattered, and the explosion was heard for miles around the city. Detective Burns, who was sleeping oh the premises, was sent to the hospital, suffering from severe shock. RECORD POLE VAULT. BRISBANE. Aug. It. At tin l athletic gathering, in I lie ■State’s pole vault, championship. E. Kcskinen vaulted lift. O', in.. a Queensland record, surpassing the previous record of the New Zealander. ,T To Pa. established ill 1800. N.Z. TEA At V. UNIVERSITY. SYDNEY. Aug. 13.

The New Zealand Hockey team against. Combined Universities will be as follows:—Fletcher. Mahoney. L. Spiers, So|>er. -Morris, Cole. Edson, Watts. Hell. Lusty and Sccronibe.