AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 January 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. SCI ENCE, CONG BESS. HOBART, Jan. 22. Tli Science Congress has ended. A tentative scheme for the interchange of lecturers between America. Australia and Japan was announced to the Education Section. It was suggested that New Zealand might he asked to cooperate with Australia. The proposed period of exchange was two years. OBITUARY. (Received this day at 10.10 a.in.) SYDNEY. Jan. 23. Obituary.—'William Carey, a mcmhei of the Legislative Council. He was a stalwart o| the Labour movement and aged I l. SCULLING CHAMPION DEAD. SYDNEY. Jan. 23. Jack McLean, former world’s sculling champion, aged 73, is dead. FEDERAL ATTITUDE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 23. Both Mr Bruce and the AttorneyGeneral, Mr ),allium, have stated that Moody’s proposed trans-Tasman flight would he a breach ol the regulations, and the Government has the power to prevent it. Moody and Jolley will not he aide to see Mr Bruce as lie will b absent from office all the week and any request for exemption from the regulations cannot he dealt with tor some time, because Cabinet does not meet again till the middle ol February. AUSTRALIAN RECORD. SYDNEY. Jan. 23. By swimming 150 yards in 1.50 3-5 .Miss Edna Davey created an Australian record for the distance.