AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 August 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(liy Telegraph—Per Press Association.) GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. MELBOURNE, Aug. .18. IV. A. Edgar, won the Victorian State Amateur Golf Championship, defeating Russell one up after an exciting match. NEW CUSTOMS REGULATIONS. MELBOURNE, Aug. IS. The Federal Executive Council has passed new customs regulations requiring ships passengers after the first of January next to make a written declaration before the customs officials, setting out all articles in his effects, which are intended for gifts, sale exchange or trade on which are not his Ixina fide effects. : The Acting Minister of Customs, I Crawford, said, the evasion of duties by private passengers from overseas is causing the Department much concern. ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES. SYDNEY, Aug. 18. The Royal Commission, which has been redistributing State Parliamentary seats, recommends that three additional County seats !>e created, and three Metropolitan seats abolished. It is recommended that the distribution, if adopted, will not apply to the coming elections.

BROADCASTING NEWS. SYDNEY, Aug. 18. The State Attorney-General, Lysaght. has given the ruling that broadcasted race results and news items may he posted on hotel bars. The police previously disallowed this, as thiey claimed it came under the ban now existing with regard to musical items. A POLICE MATTER. MELBOURNE, Aug. 18. A deputation from the Trades’ Hall Council and ex-Police Association, asked Chief Secretary Prendergnst. to lift the, ban placet! on police strikers in November, 1913, and that they be allowed to apply for re-enlistment as vacancies occurred. The Minister, in reply, said he did not think the requests at all unreasonable, adding it was not fair to determine upon a bitter attitude towards police strikers, when everybody else was receiving clemency. He promised to place the representations of the deputation before the Cabinet.