AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 October 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

SUMMER. HEAT. SYDNEY, Oct. 19

After a long drawn out winter, the summer has come with a rush. The thermometer in the city to-day registered ninety-seven point two degrees.

NAVY BEEF. CANBERRA, Oct. 19

The Federal Minister for Markets announces that Australia has secured a British War Office contract for the supply of two thousand tons of frozen beef for the .Mediterranean Command, commencing on December 18th.

LABOUR MEETING. SYDNEY, Oct. 19.

A mass meeting of the Waterside Workers’ Federation considered a proposal to amalgamate with the Seamen’s Union. It was decided not to adopt the proposal until the seamen are prepared to grant more generously concessions towards the amalgamations. ROMA OH.. (Received this day at 10 15 a.m.) BRISBANE, Oct. 20. The Queensland Advisory Board recommended to tlie Roma Oil Corporation that two more holes should be sunk to a considerable depth with the object of developing the Roma area, as the oil field representatives corporation approved of the recommendations. Testing at the bore continues. Two hundred and fifty gallons of white emulsion was discharged with less than 2 per cent of excess free oil. The associated water was brackish. 'l’lie Minister of Mines, Mr Jones, explains tho white emulsion contained oil, which separated itself from the cm ulsion.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 20. The sales of the Roma oil shares ranged from CG 10s to HO. A FATAL FIRE. MELBOURNE, Oct. 20. A fire at Port Melbourne trapped Edwards and Sareage families of eight persons. Mrs Edwards, trying to escape downstairs, was badly burned. All escaped in their night clothes to the roof and thence to safety, carrying the injured woman, who later succumbed to burns. BOXER IMPRISONED. SYDNEY, Oct. 20. Boxer Joe Hall (cabled on Tuesday night) was sentenced to six months’ gaol. Arrangements are being made to deport him. HON. A MERY’S TOUR. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) ADELAIDE, Oct. 20. Hon. Amery, speaking at a civic reception said lie desired to obtain at first hand sufficient information to enable him to place before tho people of Britain practical schemes to assist Australia in solving her problems. Ho was convinced nothing could be more effective in maintaining the unity of the Empire than Ministers seeing work in various parts of the Empire. No longer could there he any suggestion of responsibility for the Empire resting on Britain. Every dominion was an imperial nation, with its own trust for tlie maintenance of the greatest instiution for good in the world, the British Empire. Hon. Amery hoped the time was not far distant when new methods of communication would make it possible for the Prime Minister of Britain to visit Australia. Britain hoped by the cooperation and help of Australia to fill its great spaces with the best British stock, which was tlie best in the world. That was not as simple a matter as was sometimes assumed. Hon. Amery realised that the essential condition to f increase population was the finding of; markets. The whole trend of opinion in Britain was in favour of a trade Empire. He would lie able to return with something of a perspective of a great imperial problem. He hoped to he able to do something of real service in the common cause. CREW SENTENCED. NEWCASTLE. Oc t. 29.

As the result of the refusal of the Hurunui’s crew (cabled yesterday) to return to the vessel, they were again before the Court, and were sentenced to fourteen days’ gaol. The vessel has obtained a fresh crew from Sydney.