AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 7 March 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(Ry Telegraph—Per Press Association.) MARRIED WOMAN ASSAULTED. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 7. While walking aloii"- a street on route to her home lat ■ at night a married woman was .vi-h-ed by two men at Darlinghurst, dragged to an adjacent building flat where she was criminally assaulted by seven men. When allowed to depart she informed the police who arrested five men. CAiBTNET DECISION. SYDNEY, March 7. Cabinet decided that Parliament reassemble on the 17th. April, when a Rill will be introduced, providing for a referendum prior to any change in; the Constitution of the Legislative Council or its abolition. FIRE, ON MAUNGANUI. SYDNEY, March 6. Some excitement- was caused on the Maunganui last night. When nearing the coast, electric light wires behind the panelling in the lounge fused and ignited the woodwork. The outbreak was extinguished without difficulty, and before much damage was done, but as a precautionary measure. the vessel was speeded up and lifeboats were swung out. LIMERICK INJURED. (Received this dav nt 111 1 A n mi SYDNEY. March 7. While being conveyed from the steamer Maunganui to its quarters at Randwiek, Limerick, who is not partial to motor transport, became unsettled and sustained abrasions to its off-hind leg. Trainer .Tones does not view the matter seriously. MR RRUCE’S ATTITUDE. MELBOURNE. March 7. Tn a letter to the Secretary of the Australian New Zealand Trade Council Unions. Air Bruce informed the Council that the Ministry could not accept the terms laid down by the Council in its conditional acceptance of an invitation to appoint delegates to attend the proposed industrial conference. Air Bruce said lie did not propose to proceed with consideration in Parliament of flic amended Arbitration Bill, pending the holding of the Conference. also that Government would consider any further representations made bv the Council oil the question. Afr Bruce concluded with a request that the Council should reconsider its decision and immediately proceed to nominate represents fives. SON CHARGED WITH AIURDER. SYDNEY. March 0. Tn connection with the death of Alartin Ryan the police have arrested the son of the dead man and charged him with murder. HEALTH OFFICER'S REPORT. fßeceived this dav at 10. LA a.mA MELBOURNE. Alan-li 7. Tn connection with the deaths of children at Viillourn, rallied on Ist Ala roll, the district health officer reported the chief cause was the steamy weather, a plague of flies and insufficient precautions in preventing contamination of food, particularly milk. The report added that forty to liftv per cent of the houses in A'a 1 Inurn area were unfit for human habitation. The main contributing factor to the epidemic was itho extremely insanitary conditions of the township.