AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 March 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

•) (By Telegraph—i’er Press Association. OBITUARY. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY, -March 17. Obituary.—Mr O. R. Snowball, the Speaker of Hie Legislative Assembly, aged 08. t STRANDED RIYERINA. (SYDNEY, March IG. All attempts to move the stranded s Steamer Kaverina which lias l been 3 ashore since April last, have been abortive, and as heavy seas are now ■ sweeping the vessel, further attempts ■ to refloat her have been abandoned. 1 The wreck u ill probably again be * offered for sale. 1 FLOGGING FOR RAZOR 1 SLASHERS. SYDNEY. March IG. ’ Pending an alteration in the law ’ providing Hogging for users of razors as weapons. Cabinet has decided to ’ advise magistrates to take a serious 1 view of such cases and in order to ' combat the crime wave now sweeping the metropolitan areas, the police force will be increased by two hundred. DOCKYARDS CLOSED DOWN. (Received this dav at 10.15 a.m.i SYDNEY, March 17. In compliance with the recent decision of the State Cabinet, following a dispute with boiler makers at Walsh Island, the dockyard was closed down yesterday and all employees, with tbe exception of fifty, retained for the maintenance of the plant- and slipping of vessels, have been paid off. APPEAL FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE. BRISBANE, March 17. Following a conference of the heads of the religious bodies, a deputation waited on the Premier, Mr McCormick and presented a statement signed by the heads of the Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Congregational. Baptist and Anglican churches pointing out that churches regarded the question of industrial* pence as of special urgency and deepest interest to all sections of the community, and that any setback to industry no—unemployment, which meant an enormous economic loss to the community, suffering and hardship for workers on whom the loss foil with particular severity. Tt was believed unemployment was largely due to industrial , strife, with the consequent evil effects ( on the prosperity of the country. Therefore they gave whole-hearted support , to the idea that the conference would . take up this all important subject of ( industrial unrest. , MURDER AND SUTCTDE BRISBANE. March 17. ' As the result of a quarrel. Vincent , Oriti shot dead Mrs Catena. GuifiYo ( and then committed suicide. (