AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 23 February 1928, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) SEA-HEN’S UNION ATTITUDE. BRISBANE, Feb. 22. The Secretary of the Queensland branch of the Seamen’s Union says the Union has accepted as a direct challenge the Commonwealth Government’s intention to man lighthouse steamers with ex-naval ratings. He says the Government will find the Union has a lot of cards up its sleeve, and will not take the action lying down. He lioped Government would carefully consider the position before taking action as it proposed. NEXT FEDERAL ELECTIONS. CANBERRA, Feb. 22. At meetings of Nationalists and Country Parties resolutions expressing • satisfaction with Mr Bruce and Air Page as leaders of the respective parties and for the conduct of the next general election were passed. DEBARRED FROM WORK. SYDNEY MUSICIAN IN AMERICA. SYDNEY, February 9. While American musicians and coloured bands may enter the Commonwcath without restriction, Australians are barred from earning a living i.n the United States, and are. in fact, practically evicted after their student stage. Feeling strongly this injustice. Miss Eunice Hurst, the young Sydney violinist, returned home on the Demosthenes. “It is unfair,” she said. Miss Hurst left Sydney in September, 192-3, and, after studying for some time at Minneapolis under Henri Verbruggen, with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, was appointed teacher of violin at AVells College, New Zork. At this stage the migration authorities interposed, and debarred her from accepting the position as the Australian quota was full Sho was informed it would be sonic years, but was advised that if she went to Canada and saw the Consul there lie might he able to help her. “However,” said Miss Hurst, “the Consul at Toronto is a gentleman in a glass case, and I could not see him, so I left for England and Scotland, efforts made by the principal of Wells College also having proved of no avail. No 1 objection is raised while one is a student, hut as soon as one starts to earn any money it is the end.” WOOL SALES. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, Fob. 22. ' The wool sales reproduced all the ! best features of the recent auctions. 1 Comeback and crossbreds continue to f realise extreme prices. Greasy merino < sold to 36R1, crossbred to 30(1. conic- ' back lambs to 2-3 d, the last-named being • the highest for the season. * The price of (lour for local use, in- 1 creased from C 5 Is to Cl2 10s. Bran « was reduced by 10s to CO 10s. a a CENSURE MOTION. CANBERRA, Feb. 22. ’ o .Mr Charlton, leader of the Opposi- '/ tion. gave notice of moving to-morrow u n motion censuring the Government on s three grounds, of failure to adequately c protect the industry, to limit immigra- d tion to absorption capacity, and form- d ulatc proposals to deal with uuemploy- a moot. The House then adjourned. s