AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 November 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

UPROAR IN ASSEMBLY. SYDNEY. Nov. 8. There was an extraordinary scene in Parliament when the Assembly met. a, group of unemployed shouting from the gallery and asking for work. The proceedings were held up "Idle the police removed them. The scene led to a heated debate in the Chamber, during which a number of women interjected from the Ladies’ Gallery. A general uproar followed. and the iuterjeotors were removed by the Sergeant at Arms. Apparently it was an organised disturbance. ■ NIGHT BETTING PROHIBITED. SYDNEY, Nov. 8. The Cabinet decided that in future no betting he allowed either on night trotting or mechanical hare racing, or nnv other sport conducted at night. HTGGS BROTHERS COMMITTED SYDNEY. Nov. 8. At the inquest on Leslie, the Coroner committed William Higgs for trial on a charge of alleged murder, and the two brothers Hubert and Bruce Higgs on charges of aiding and abetting. Bail was refuse*,. WOOL SALES. (Received this day at S n.m.) SYDNEY, Nov. 8. At the wool sales there was keen competition for all sections. Merino values were very firm, especially for super sorts, which were at the highest point of the season, whilst come-back crossbred and lambs’ wool maintained Into rates. Greasy merino sold to 33d. which is a record tor the present season.

FEDERAL SHIPPING LOSSES. (Received tlr.A dnv at 11.0 a.m.) CANBERRA. Nov. 9. The balance sheet of the Commonwealth Shipping Board lor the vein ended 31st March lust shows operations resulted in a loss of over 6130,000, the earnings being £1,532,893 and expenditure £1,651,701 sterling. The total liabilities was shown as £6,676,900 and assets £4,754,000.

SITTINGS OK PARLIAMENT. SYDNEY, Nov. 9. The Assembly decided to resume il'ternoon and night sittings only, the lours to he 2.30 p.m. to 11 p.m., except Friday’s, when they will he 2 p.m. o 6 p.m.

OIL REPORT. BRISBANE. Nov. 9. Further encouraging reports have been received from Boma oil bore which in two tests of half an our and an hour yielded 120 gallons of emulsion, con tabling 10 per cent of oil discharge and UK I gallons of fluid, giving forty-live gallons of white oil. A report that there is less emulsion is regarded officially as important.

AYT-lALINCI SHIP. HOBART. Nov. 9

Bound on a whaling cruise to the Antarctic, the Norwegian whaling ship X. T. Neilson Alonso, arrived here and commenced shipping five thousand tons of water, and preparing her five small chasers for the cruise. FEAR OF ALSATIAN DOGS. (Received this dav at 10.15 a.mA SYDNEY, Nov. 9. As a result of the Australian wool growers belief that Alsatian dogs are a menace to sheep, the Royal Agricultural Societies of AA estern Austialia and New South AYales decided to delete from the schedule any prizes for this class of dog. The Commonwealth Government could not see its way clear to agree to a request ol graziers that the federal Council prohibit the importation of Alsnt: m dogs into Australia.

li \DI CM PURCHASE. C.-VNBERRA. Nov. 9

Tn the House of Representatives the Assistant Minister ot Health (Sir Neville ITowse) announced the Commonwealth had purchased ten grammes of radium valued at one hundred thousand pounds sterling. He exvVined there was among Federal Ministers a desire that there should he no delay in deciding whether extraordinary icM'ms made, qiarticularlv in United States for radium treatment, were justified. Ft was recognised there had been an alarming spread of cancer in Australia, in fact all over the world. The Minister was anxious to take every possible step ’o alleviate or cure the condition ot those suffering from this disease. One of tiie -leading exponents of ipdiinn treatment in Britain, Dr Burrows would arrive in Australia next month, to place .raidinm treatment- on the best possible basis in the Commonwealth. ,