AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 January 1928, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. A VISITOR. SYDNEY, Dec. 31. A passenger aboard the Alnramii for Auckland is Aliss Elaine De Chair, daughter of the Governor of Now South Wales. EXCHANGE OF DETECTIVES. SYDNEY. Dec. 31. Chief Secretary Bruiitnell is considering an enlargement of the scheme of an exchange of detectives. He says an instance how an interchange system could lie enlarged is afforded by the fact that no arrangement exists with Now Zealand police, therefore when a man arrives here from across the Tasman on escort or other duly, lie is not officially rccognirfed here, and goes hack without a lot of knowledge which might he useful to the police in his natic country. were it not that red tape prevented him acquiring it.

STEAMER STEWARDS. SYDNEY, Dec. 31

The steamer Aforeton Bay will he laid up as the Stewards Union refused to supply men to fill the places of the dismissed stewards. Queensland passengers and cargo are being transhipped. Tt is stated that if the dispute is not. settled when the vessel is due to sail for London on 14th January that her departure will have to lie postponed. The general opinion at Trades Hall is that the men in refusing duty at the luncheon acted inslily, and against the advice of their officials. A majority of them repent of their action and would welcome their positions hack.

AIR BRUCE’S VIEWS. MELBOURNE, Dec. fit

Air Bruce states he lias communicated with Captain Knight, advising him that the Federal Afinistry does not approve of the flight to Now Zealand and requesting that no further attempt he made lo carry it out. All' Bruce' said when Knight presented the letter of introduction from Air Coates, he was under the impression that the New Zealand Afinistry approved of the Might and was asking the Commonwealth Alinistry to taciiitnto it, In those circumstances ho felt that courtesy to (lie Government of a sister Dominion demanded the Australian Alinistry, even if it did ' not approve ot the (light, should place no obstacle in the way ot its being attempted, lie lias accordingly given instructions lo the aviation authorities* to give any assistance possible in assembling the machine. At the same time he had cabled to the Xaw Zealand Government, setting out the views of the Commonwealth Alinistry, and conveying advice which was received from aviation experts as to the undesirability of the attempt being made, with the type of machine, proposed. To that message Air Coates lias replied that the New Zealand Government had made it clear that it did not approve of the type ot machine selected. Those attempting the Might were doing so at their own risk.

Mr Coates added that the New Zealand Air Board advised more suitable type of machine should be used.

MT. .MOHCAN 7\l IXK. HIIISHANK, Dec. 3!. A statement IIMS been issued ll.v till' general manager of Mount .Morgan Company that all active operations at the mine will cease at the end o’ the year. All milliner and ore breaking has already ceased. A DKLAIDK. a.Tn. 3. A lire destroyed the premises of Wilcox and Aioffin. wool merchants. Hides Company, wholesale grocers. ol Clirrie Street, were damaged to tinextent of C 20.000.