AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 11 April 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) RAH AY AY STRIKE. PERTH, April 10. A stop-work meeting of the Midland Railway Coy’s, employees decided to ■strike, following the company’s refusal to grant long service leave as on the State Railways. All traffic on the Company’s lines has now ceased. LABOUR PAPER. SYDNEY. April 10. At the Labour Conference, the | Labour daily newspaper came in lor a good deal of severe criticism, upon a motion to appoint a committee ol inquiry into its administration and management. Eventually it was decided to convene a meeting of shareholding unions to devise means to assist the paper. OBITUARY SYDNEY, April 10. Obituary—Lady Sovden, wife of Sir Wm Sowdcn Park, proprietor of the Adelaide “Register” newspaper. MELBOURNE, April 10. Obituary —-James Mason, formerly Deputy-Postniastor-Genernl mt Adelaide. He was wounded by a postal clerk, Hannagin, (cabled 17th. Dec. 1920) who had been dismissed the previous dav.

SOCCER TEAM FOR N.Z. (Received this day at 9 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 111. The Australian Soccer Assn, meeting at Melbourne decided to send a Leant to .New Zealand during the coming seeson, leaving towards the tool of May and returning early in duly. .New Zealand will he asked to send a team to Australia next year. Negotiations were authorised with a view In Australians louring America in 1929.

COOKS STRIKE. SYDNEY, April 10. It was stated that unless a .settlement of the cooks’ dispute on Huddart Parker ships is settled in a few days, the Inter-State Steamship Owners’ Federation will apply to the .Federal Arbitration Court for the cancellation of the cooks’ award. AN EXPLANATION. (Received this day at 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 11. 'l’ho juror, cabled yesterday, who was alleged to he a mental patient, explains that the allegation is untrue. For the past two months he has been a voluntary patient, at one of the Repatriation Department's cottages which is administered by Cullen Park authorities, suffering from insomnia, the result ol war service. He has always been at period liberty to leave whenever he likes, and has never been tin inmate of any menial asylum.

CHOPPING CONTEST. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 11. At the Agricultural Show L. Appo won the Australian wood chopping championship standing cut 15 inch logs in lit) second. LABOR PARTY SYDNEY, April !!. The Labour Conferene decided that one of the first Acts of the Labour Party if returned to power in the State elections, would he to legislate to provide unemployed insurance.

IMPROVED SEASON. SYDNEY, April 11. Following the recent drought and heavy rains, pastoralists of lar western districts state they are experiencing the best season for many veals. The restocking of .-beep and cattle stations is proceeding apace. A BIG, l-l BE. ' MELBOI’BNE. April 11. A lire gulled Ball and Welch's furniture store at Fa rally street city. The damage is £70.000. The building was formely Ball Welch's main furniture shop which was latterly used lor storage 'purposes. ’I he building was insured for several- thousands hut as the furniture was owned by many different the extent of Hie insurane thereon is unknown. FEDERAL FINANCE. CANBERRA. April 11. The Federal Treasury Is preparing for .a second war loan conversion o! twenty one millions sterling falling due in September next.