AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 November 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association

BARBINDA TRAGEDY. BRISBANE, Nov. 13

The investigations of the police in connection with the Babinda tragedy, disclosed that the throats of the mother and daughter were cut by a safety razor blade, found on tho bed. Airs AlcUauren recently suffered a nervous breakdown.

OLYMPIC CYCLE RACE. SYDNEY, Nov. 12,

The Olympic cycle test race. 120 miles, unpaced, to decide if any i idet in Australia is worthy of selection for tho Olympic Road Race, resulted;— Lamb (Victoria) 1, Could (New South Wales) 2, AfncWhirter (New South; Wales) 3. Time, six hours eight minutes fourteen seconds. Representatives of all the States competed.

TWO .MORE 150DIF.S. SYDNEY. Nov. I t

Two additional Greyeliffo bodies, those of John Stinson Carroll, of Mbitson’s Ray. and Eliza Louisa Asher, of Valeluse, were found floating in tho harbour near the scene of the collision. Captain Howell, one ol the assessors apiminted by the Commonwealth Navigation Department, to inquire into the disaster, has resigned as he made a marine survey of the Tahiti in the interests of the owners, from whom ho had accepted fees. Consequently the regulations prevented Captain Howell sitting at the inquiry to watch the interests of the Crown.

THE KING CUP. MELBOURNE, Nov. 13.

A conference of representatives ot principal racing dubs in Australia decided the race for the King’s Cup should he a handicap event, with a maximum weight of 9.3 and a minimum of 7.0. The added money not to ho more than two thousand and not less than one thousand. The race is ti ho run in each State ill turn. HON. AAI FRY’S TOUR. (Received tbis day at 11 0 n.m.) BRISBANE, Nov. 14. Hon. L. C. Amery, speaking at a State banquet at Parliament Mouse, strongly supported the White Australia policy'. .Referring to the wonderful productivity of Queensland, and the hope for its development, he said there was a tempting and attractive at lirst glance to certain minds, namely, by coloured labour. The reasons which had led Australia to reject that solution were very strong. He instanced the troubles which had arisen in America through the negro and in South Africa through Asiatic problems. Coloured labour might be cheaper, hut the whole community had higher standards of efficiency and enterprise, and a greater idea of scientific methods ol development than a coloured or mixed community could possess. A high standard of living made for a good home market. There was no market like the home market in immediate effect oil development. It Australia wanted to enlarge and strengthen her Inline market, she must secure a larger population. In their attitude towards migration there was a tendency to regard the migrant as a competitor in the labour market, hut the point of view was that any nonveoiner who found productive work was an employer, because ho also was a consumer, and therefore an employer of the labour ot the rest of his fellow citizens. As long as the newcomer was of the right type and rightly placed he was not a competition, hut a helper in the labour market.

COAL TRADE SLACK. SYDNEY. Nov. It

As the result of slackness in the coal trade, many miners have received notice of dimissal. For a long time past a demand particularly from overseas for Australian coal, has been on the decrease. It is stated the frequency of trouble on coalfields and the absence of a guarantee of a regular fulfilment of orders, lias induced many overseas customers to look elsewhere for supplies.

ADELAIDE’S LORD AfAYOR. ADELAIDE. Nov. 14

Air J. L. Bony thorn has been elect ed Lord Afayor of Adelaide unopposed

AVHALTNG VESSELS} DEPART HOBART. Xov. 14

The whaler, X.T. Noilsen Alonso, with iivo chasers, lias sailed for Ross Sea, where it hopes to obtain between

forty and fifty thousand barrels of oil. The vessel will return to llohart at the end of Afarcli.

REPORTED OTT, FIND. PERTH, Xov. 11. A report that oil Ims Boon found a the Peel Estate has been received i Fremantle. A sample has been

sent for analysis, but no result has yet been obtained. Settlers are optimistic and have already formed a company among themselves.