AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 May 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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OLYMPIC TEAM. SYDNEY. May I

The Australian Olympic team departed by the Xaldcra. They were enthusiastically fa rewelled. Carlton, the sprinter, had a narrow escape from a serious accident. he being struck heavily on the forearm by a tackle block. He suffered severe pain. Fortunately bis arm was not broken.

BASS STRAIT STORM. MELBOURNE. May 1

There is a terrific storm raging in Bass Straits. It is greatly delaying shipping.

FEDERAL FINANCES. SYDNEY, May 2

The Slate finances reveal a deficit of L'2.055.0(H) for ten months of the financial year. The revenue shows an increase of £1.721,000. Commonwealth and States raised between them last year £180.555.111 sterling equivalent to £29 10s 10d per head.

The public debt of the Common wealth on June. 192 i. was l(ii mil licit.

UITIITRA'TION COURT. MELBOURNE. May 2

.1 mlge Lukin, 'a the Arbitral i'lit Ceiirt delivering iuilgmeni on the timber workers case, fixed the hours o'; forty-eight al sawmills dealing with AiKliaiiaii foreign timbers.

TRANSPORT GROUP .MEETING. (Received this dav at 11.J5 a.m.) SYDNEY. May 2

Mr ,1 Burden announces a meeting uf i he transport group is lining held on Friday night to deal with the cooks' dispute and all other trouble on the waterfront.

A mass meeting ol the ( (ink* l oioii is being held to-morrow.

UNION SECRETARY FINED. BRISBANE. May 2

Herbert Carrigau, Secretary of the Queensland Seamen’s Union, was lined £1(1,1. ill default a month's imprisonment. lor a hreach ol the l-edera! Crimes Act, namely, inciting the crew of the lighthouse steamer Cape York to strike. He also was ordered to pay £l5O costs. The Magistrate severely relinked Carrigau and said only because it was the first prosecution of the kind that he did not send him to prison.

NOTE FORGERY ARRESTS. MELBOURNE. May 2

Three additional arrests have heen made, following the seizure of ten thousand spurious live pound notes (/•allied on Sunday)—John lluwarth. ol Geelong, eont motor, Ralph Miller, of Geelong, farmer, and Benjamin I bourns, of Geelong, tailor. Bail was allowed.

A PATHETIC RE-UNION. SYDNEY, May 2

A pathetic re-union occurred between George Mi-Quay and his mother horn New Zealand at Calkin Park Mental Asvluin. Mi-Quay was iormerly ol llte New Zealand forces and lias been missing lor thirteen years, since Gallipoli. They talked together and recalled past i 1 1( ideals. The doctors think Mi-tjuay s mental condition will gradually improve. 'I bo mother and son leave tor New Zealand on Friday. REQUEST FOR BOUNTY. MELBOURNE. May 2.

A Port Moresby radio message states representative rubber planters of Papua have sought for a bounty from the 1 ien I ena nt-Coivernor. declaring that owing to the collapse of the price of rubber t he plantations will ho ((impelled t.„ ,-lose if financial aid is withheld, resulting in the onnc-llation of native labour contracts and the dismissal of European employees. '1 be Governor has leferred the request to the Minister of Tei ritories.