AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1927, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—l’er Press Association. .MURDER SIDE-ISSUE. SYDNEY, Oct. 27. The action has begun wherein Hubert Higgs. Bruce Higgs, and William' Higgs are applying to the Lull C olirt for writs of attachment against Robert Clyde Packer, the printer and publisher of* the “Daily Guardian” newspaper, and the proprietors of the “ Daily Guardian ” for contempt of court in publishing three articles at diflcrcnt dates, giving alleged details ot th murder of the pastoralist, Leslie, on Oteoher 14th on the Blue Mountains, of which murder thN three Higgs lire thers are accused. The applicants are now on remand on the charge of murdering Leslie, ana they allege that the articles in th “ Guardian*” were ot such nature as t< prejudice the lairness ol their tiial. N.S.W. MINISTRY. SYDNEY. Oct. 27. The New South Wales Cabinet have decided to introduce legislation in th. coining session to terminate the appointment of Mr Kay °n the Meat Board. It also considered tlie appoint ment of M r Treble as I' aniily Endow ■ meat Commissioner, and decided that the position lie thrown open to othc officers of the Public Service, and thill the Public Service Board should seloe an officer to fill the appointment. M Treble having the same, right as other oHicers to apply tor the position.

ONE BIG UNION. SYDNEY. Oct. 27. At a meeting of representatives ol nil the unions of the industrial iron and metal trades to-day adopted a resolution in favour of the lesion of all of the metal trades unions into one union. Steps will he taken immediately to give elfeet to the resolution which is one of the greatest moves towards union amalgamation in men! years. NEW BASIC WAGE. SYDNEY. Oct. 27. Under the new basic wage wliic.t (■allies into operation on Ist November, the rates of pay will be increased hi all Slat s, except West Australia and Tasmania. In Sydney the rate will lie 14s 7.1 tier day ' £4 10s (id per week, an increase ol Is per week: Melbourne Its (id per day and £4 10s a week, an increase el _ : Brisbane, increase of one shilling: Adelaide, increase ol 2 s : B'-rtli. a decrease ol Is and Hobart a ileete.i-e of sixpence. TO BUSINESS AT 94. I think life is worth living he cause I decided long ago to think tlm way. After a while a man jusi getinto the habit ol continuing to tl::n that way through will-power, I sup pose. The way to lie contented wits life is to he contented. It is a. man ■ part to make as much as lie can oi hi.life. I have ' always found lile ' j with interesting things. Every iky' there is something new—hooks, people, talk, events, work -in spite of ib> fact that I'm ninety-three. 4 hat isn t so old. But 1 began finding the world interesting long ago. A person shoiih do that. You can’t cultivate a taste for travel at ninety, or a taste lor nth leties if you haven’t started sooner. 4’hen eventually you’ve got to make up your mind how you stand. I‘or my part, every day I take an inventory—mental, moral and spirtual. ' ( hauncey.’ 1 say to myself, ’how do you find yourself this morning:-' What’s on th good sider’ What’s on the had side:' And, notwithstanding my dispirited heredity. I find, somehow, I always tome out on the optimistic side.”— Mr Cliauneey Depew at 94.