AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1928, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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OLYMPIC TEAM. SYDNEY. April 28

Following test, of hop, step ami ; jump, the Olympic games winner was > included in the team as high jumper. Davidson dropped out and the \ ictorian hurdler. A. .1. Matson, is included in his place making a team of eighteen. They sail on Monday next.

RAZOR CUTTING TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, April 28

Late to-night a man named Burns was found on the doorstep ol a residence at Glebe bleeding from a deep gash in the throat. He was critically hospitalled. Neighbours then entered the house and lound Mrs Burns dead with a fatally razored throat.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING TRADE CANBERRA. April 27.

In Lhe Federal House of Representatives. the Leader of the Opposition. Air Sctilfin. moved: “That, in the. opinion of this House, the Government. by their sah' of the Commonwealth Line of steamers, has sacrificed a valuable public asset, and lias placed Australian shipping at the mercy of tin' Shipping Combines.” 'I be motion added that the Line, which sold for 91,900.900 was worth fully three millions. The motion amounts to one of censure on the Government. The motion was stormilv debated. In the Senate the Government is also being criticised on the sale of the ships. The Leader of the Opposition declined that of the many sins committed by this Government, the sale of the ships was the greatest. He then moved a motion similar to that moved by Mr Senllin in the House of Representatives.

SYDNEY TRAGEDY. (Received this day at 10.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 28. The woman found dead at Glebe, ,••shied last night, was named Clara Dukes, divorced, aged thirty-two. lhe injured man’s name is Charles .Rradney, thirty, a returned soldier, who is remaining 1 et*i<ieut.

STOLEN MAIL BAG. ADELAIDE, April 25. A mail bag containing about two hundred sterling disappeared between Adelaide an t Hilton. The money was intended for war pensions at Hilton.

MURDER CHARGE. ARIA. April 20. Ah May. a Chinese coolie, was on trial to-day for a murder of another coolie in a plantation near Apia in Alaicli last. Another coolie. Along See. who was arrested last week on

suspicion (4 the murder of two girls in Al.ugeles phmtation last October, effected his escape lront the Inrk-lip by tearing up the (louring last Mediies11v. He has not yet been recaptured.

( OI.ONEL AI.I.EN AT SUVA. SUVA. April 27. ,n(i Tofua left for Apia yesterday evening. Colonel Allen is the guest o! Governor Hutson at Suva.

FALCON ISLAND ERUPTING. SUVA. April 27

The Tutanekni reports that I’alcon Island was erupting last night and had increased in its length which was now two miles.