AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 April 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(United Press Association.-—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright ) PACER SOLD. SYDNEY, April 2n. Tim pacing stallion Sheik, well-known in New Zealand, lies been -old to a Wc.-t Australian bn.wi for racing tlwic.

A COMMUNIST MOVE. SYDNEY. April 20. A club for the use of seamen with the declared objer-t of providing mental and physical food for seamen, was opened. Apparently no funds have been withdrawn from the Seamen’s Un-ion for the establishment of the Club, which lias every indication of being the work of the Third Internationale, for the purpose of dissemina-

tion ol Soviet propaganda. The principal of the club speaks English with a strong foreign accent. He states the Australian Seamen's Cnion will he an officially recognised club and signilicnnce is attached to the fastthat its organiser lias been made a member of the Seamen's I'nion and allowed to participate at all meetings. Bookstalls and files in the library of the club abound with Communist literature and a large portrait of Lenin occupies a prominent place at the end of the hall.

CO.Mr.VG VISITORS. SYDNEY. April 21

The Mnrnuia’s passengers lur A Oakland include Sir John and Lady Bell ol Caleutla. Major General and Mrs Sloan. ooc tor and Mrs 11. S. Kon-

A STARTLING SUGGESTION. (Received this day at 8 a.m.) SYDNEY. April 21

A startling suggestion was made by Airs Albert Littlejohn, a member of the N.S.W. Committee of the Australian Federation of Women AVorkors, when giving evidence before the Child Endowment Commission. . She declared that infants suh-iiormni at birth, should he destroyed on a rerlificato Iroin five doctors. .Medical opinion, however, regards the propc-al a- unlikely to gain the support of any civilised country, while legal cmnnientators consider the public mind is unripe to accept such a drastic change, which held great possibilities of danger.

GRIGGS FOUND NOT GUI LIT. AIELBOUILNK. April 21. Griggs was found not. guilty on the charge of wife murder.

QUEENSLAND FLOODS. SYDNEY. April 20. *ln the town of Alurwillumbah, on the Brisbane line, tie l re.-identini area has been invaded by the Tweed River, the waters of which re-r alarmingly late yesterday. The countryside for miles around is now one huge hike.

The people have discarded their ordinary dress, and are going about in

bathing suits. There has been incessant rain at Richmond for four dnvs, which has swollen all the creeks and rivers. At Richmond and at LLmore. the streams are 12 feet above normal. It is still raining. ALiny of the mads are blocked. SEA COOKS’ STRIKE. Al ELROFRNE. April 20. Tiie Chief Justice. Air Dot bridge, of the Arbitration Court, to-day warned the mem hers of the Marine Cook Union that if they continued to resort to direct action, he would consider .suspending or setting aside their award. He had no doubt the union was adopting direct action tactics in the holding up of the Ulimaroa and other vessels recently.

His Honour agreed to provide lor the insertion ot a clause in the award prohibiting the members of the I ninn from participating in strikes. The owners’ application to set aside the award was adjourned for a week.