AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

A BOMB THROWN

(Australian Press Association) (United Service).

MELBOURNE, Oct. 29. Four Italians! were wounded and eighteen others had remarkable escapes on Saturday night Avhen a bomb was dropped amongst them Avhile playing cards in a house in West Melbourne. Two men Avero seem peeping through a windoAV before tin- explosion, hut they escaped in a motor ear. Some Italians were volunteers on the wharves. The bomb did considerable damage to the room. This is the filth similar outrage.

A GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE. SYDNEY, Oct. 29

Grasshoppers are causing serious damage to crops m Parks district, in some cases fifty per cent of the wheat heads have been eaten. The crops are being converted into fodder.

FIJI TRAGEDIES.

MURDER AND ACCIDENT

SUVA, October 27

A Fijian stevedore on the steamer •Ravenscar was killed by a falling, hag of sugar in Suva Harbour. An Indian has been murdered in the Ba district and his son has been arrested on a charge of murder 1 .

THE LINER NIAGARA. ?

SUVA, Oct. 27

The liner Niagra, from Auckland, sailed for America at sevn o’clock this evening.'

TWO AFFRAYS

BRISBANE, Oct. 29

A fight between Britons and foreigners occurred at Darangec a sugar growing centre near Innisfail. Tavo men Schulty and T'hynes Avere slashed with razors and an Italian, Colombi was arrested. The incident threatened to become a race riot but tbe arrival of tbe police averted this.

Another disturbance limesfail resulted in a man Buckingham being slashed. It is alleged be Avith others tried to molest an Italian. Gasano, who Avas a volunteer Avatersider. The latter, in" self defence against Buckingham/ who was punching him, allegedly drew a razor. He afterwards gave himself up to the police.

WIRELESS TELEPHONY. SYDNEY, Oct. 29

Investigations by radio stations in ■Britain, America and Australia in he past Aveek regarding the possibilities of commercial Avireless telephony, produced encouraging results. Clear conversational connection was established on Saturday between Pennant Hills, Sydney, and Soheneclady, New York.

SHELTER ASKED

FOR. WATERSIDERS CHILDREN

MELBOURNE, Oct. 28.

Acute distress is prevalent among the families of the waterside workers of Melbourne. This is a result of the strike.

An appeal has been ’made by the social organisations, asking the public to shelter the children of .waters!ders until normal times return. '

LOADED PEA-RIFLE AGAIN". SYDNEY, October 29.

A remarkable accident of the “did’nt know it was loaded,” variety, occurred at Manly when Victor X. Si'mons visiting friends, allowed his three year old son to play with a pea rifle without ascertaining if it were loaded. The boy pulled the trigger and Simon staggered back shot in the chest. He was taken to the hospital but the injury is not ‘serious.