AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) SYDNEY SHOOTING TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, Sept. 3. Following a quarrel which lasted several days, an Malian, Carmelo Garnrh, a machinist, was fatally shot while working a c ircular saw in a wood turners shop at St. Peters this morning. His fellow enployces rushed the man to the hospital, while others held a man who had a smoking revolver in his hand till the police arrested him. The other Italian, Salvator Sealisi, has been arrested and charged with murder

TRANSPORT TROUBLE. BRISBANE, Sept. 5. Preparations are being made in Queensland both by the Government and Railway Union for a. great industrial struggle. A conference of union, and sugar mill representatives will consider the Board of Trade’s proposals for a settlement to-dnv. Meantime many railway men are signing the re-employment form issued by the railway commissioner. There is a possibility a partial service will he instituted on Moiulay. A manifesto urging rail way men not to accept re-employment individually was issued hy the Australian Workers, Railways and Engineering Unions. Engine-drivers, ’Firemen’Shunters and Guards Unions have not joined in this manifesto. Arrangements arc made for tho delivery of mails hy motor transport. There has been a. genera exodus of people returning to their homes before the railways cease. Many people arc also returning to Brisbane in a. hurry. One report states negotiations for it. settlement failed.

STB IK E PR EPAR.ATfUXS. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.l BRISBANE. Sept. 5. A mass meeting of the Australian Railways Union passed a. resolution demanding the Queensland .Executive of the Labour Party to expel McCormack and Cabinet from the movement. Large numbers of Railwayman all over the country arc signing on, on the Government’s conditions. It i.s considered a skeleton service will lie in operation on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Government has taken precautions to maintain supplies of essential foodstuffs, also conservaticfn of supplies generally. Hoarding has boon forbidden.

SYDNEY, Sept. 5. The Government has decided to place £100.039 sterling of this year’s loan estimates for starling a water conservation scheme on Lachland which will cost £1.252.000. In addition to solving settlers along 890 miles of tho Lacldand. the scheme will enable Crown lands to be opened to nccominodnto 850 new settlers.