AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 May 1928, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) TA SMAXIA N ELECTIONS. HOBART, May 30. Polling day for the General Election of the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly has concluded a quiet campaign. The electors have teen manifesting only a slight interest, ns most of tlie meetings were very pcorlv attended.

There are seventy-two candidates for the thirty seats.

Tlie candiates consist of the following Thirty-six Nationalists, twentylive Labourites aiid eleven Independents.

HOBART, Alay 31

The election returns wll he inconclusive for several days, but it is possible for the retiring Labour administration to be returned with two of a majority. It is equally feasible that the Nationalists will gain a similar majority, and it is not improbable that the rival liarties will gain an equal number of seats and result in a deadlock.

' COOKS’ SECRETARY. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). MELBOURNE, May 31. Air Tndehopo (.General Secretary of the Marine Cooks) had a private interview with Air Appleton. Interviewed later, Air Tndehopo said certain points were discussed as a result of which several phases were clarified. He left for Sydney last night to attend a meeting of his union, and will explain the outcome of this conversation some time to-day. Before leaving AFr Tudheope explained it was quite competent for the cooks, at to-day’s meeting to accept the terms offered and declare the strike off. The steamers Ormiston is the only passenger vessel in commission on the Australian Coast that will not be laid up, but the Katoomba’s crew will be paid off to-dav. The maritime unions calculate about 8.350 men are directly or indirectly idle through the strike and the loss of waves amounts to £38.000 weekly. " ITALIANS CAUSE SCENE. .MELBOURNE, At ay 31. Uproarious scenes occurred at a social gathering at tlie Paddington Town Hall at which the Italian community was welcoming the new Italian Consul-General last night. All was serene till about mid-night when two men in Fascist uniforms entered and shouted a protest against the holding of social festivities, while the fate ol the airship Italia was in doubt. \n anvry disturbance followed. Police "wore called in and tactfully announced the Town Hall uuthont.es had decreed the gathering should cease, and tlie festivities immediately terminated before damage occurred to anybody or anything. .