AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 February 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association. PERTH C’ONFL AORAT I ON. PERTH, Feh. 23. > I hrec buildings were destroyed bv lire at Bruce Rock. The damage is estimated at 220,000. A DOUBLE TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, Feb. 22. A double tragedy occurred at Wooton near Forster. Joseph Worth and his wife, well known residents, were found by a son on arrival homo from work, shot dead near the homestead. A rifle was alongside the lather. The couple lived unhappily. "Worth had been drinking heavily, and the indications are that he shot his wife and then himself. A NEW RECORD. BRISBANE, Feb. 21. Boast. tlie Australian backstroke swimming champion, created a new Australian record, covering a bimdreil yards in 7"> 3 o second.-. He heat the German. Froelich. by 21 yards. COMMERCIAL. .MELBOURNE, Feb. 21. Wheat is firmer, sellers few os 4id. flour .212 2s (id to 212 7s (id, bran 2(i lbs, pollard 27 10s, oats, milling Is 2d to -Is -Id, feed 3s 1 Del, barley ( English) bs 3d, bs -id, Cape -Is (id, potatoes 24, onions 212. FLOODS RECEDING. SYDNEY, Eeh. 24. Floods at Nyngan are receding and ideal weather prevails. The river is still rising slowly, hut a feeling of easiness pervades the town, although further rises of the river are anticipated when the drift in the upper reaches arrives at Nyngan. The town is now considered out of danger. LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE. CANBERRA, Eeh. 24. Mr Bruce ridiculed the suggestion from Brisbane that lighthouse steamers should be transferred to navy control. The vessels are being transferred to the Public Service as it was found otherwise impossible to maintain the service. LABOUR PROPOSAL. AIELBOURXK. Feb. 24. The Trades Hall Council decided t > ignore the invitations of Air Bruce to appoint delegates to an industrial peace conference, one member stating industrial unrest was the only weapon the working class had lor lighting the forces arrayed against it. He said the proposal was simply an attempt to make it easy to introduce bribes to the working class in the form of piece work and bonus systems.