AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 February 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.)

BUNDABERG CALAMITY BRISBANE. Feb. 2

Dr Earle Page, after investigating the P,inula berg tragedy, has decided to recommend that the practice of sending out serum in bulk from the Commonwealth laboratory .should he discontinued.

POISONING TRAGEDY

water font a max at kd. BRISBANE. Feb. 2. It has been established that tin Torrens Creek tragedy was catiset by the careless use of a mixture ol arsenic and caustic soda, made tc eradicate while ants. It is believed that the utensil.-, used in the preparation of the mixture, were used to take water from the open tanks which were finis polluted, TASMAN FLY CANCELLED. (Received this day at 10.15 a.in.) SYDNEY. Feh. 3. Jolley announced that be has decided to go no further with the proposed Might across the Tasman, stating the Government and Departmental opposition and interference had forced him to this decision. In a letter to lirinsmead (Director of Civil Aviation) Jolley stated that although the money was in hand to complete the purchase of the monoplane at present in bond in Sydney, tho position bad become intolerable. As a result of the attitude of the Government and Rrinsmead’s Department it had been decided to return the money to subscribers rather than ask them to risk a big expenditure in face of official threats to prevent the Might at all costs.

PEOEEESSO 1{ TOCK FIUS VIEWS. SYDNEY, Feb. it.

Professor Tucker, in a lecture, said lie welcomed Mr Bruce’s suggested round-table conference between employers and employees and the conference that had been called by the New Zealand Government as practical stops toward a solution of industrial problems. Toeker said the large organisations required by both employers and employees to light their battles in the realm of compulsory arbitration were not only costly, hut were causing a breakdown of the very system of mediation which the Arbitration Court was designed to foster. The ((immunity was faced with two ideals. One Was the utmost freedom in industry with both sides concentrating on production, the elimination of waste, and development with greatest possible, liberty, and with responsibility thrown upon individuals and voluntary groups, a system which was doing exceedingly well in America. The other ideal was the perpetuation ol State control with an attempt to protect the worker, but actually to restrict and hamper industry without granting the workers any leal lienefits. and without ill-’ ( •>ui t |v-i----forming any really ne< es-ary services, though by its own system of centralisat inn it magnified the very problems it attempted to solve. LABOUR PAPER PROPOSED. (Received this day at 11.0 a tn.) HOBART, Feb. 3. The report of the Labour Papers Limited, which have been prepared for submission to the Australian Workers Union Con vent ion. recommends that n daily newspaper be started in Sydney immediately. It says that Labour then would have a union owned anil controlled paper. VICTORIAN RAILWAYS. MELBOURNE. Feb. 3. The Minister of Railways, Mr I 1111niclilfe has announced that in order to improve the financial position oi the railways an increase ol live per cent will be made on all lares on suburban lines outside the area of tramway competition. The Ministry takes a serious view ol the conipt tilion between Ibe two services. It lias directed the Railway Commissioners to (oinmuiiicate with the Tramway Board to see whet her some basis of co-operation can be reached. INFANTILE PARALYSIS. MELBOURNE, Feh. 3. The authorities are concerned over the number of cases ol inluntile paralysis in the metropolitan area. Twelve additional eases 'were reported last week. A conference of medical authorities will be held to consider the matter and measures to combat the epidemic outbreak are being advanced. - i