AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 31 October 1928, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

3IARAMA’S EXPERTENGE

(Australian Press Association)

SYDNEY, Oct. 30

The “Marnma” experienced a severe southerly gale when a day off the Australian coast, and also a. nasty short sea. She arrived to-day with her ensign half mast, a passenger, believed to he David Hannah, having died during the height- of the blow yesterday. The body was brought to Sydney for a post mortem. Papers in the pockets suggest that the deceased was a resident of Christchurch, and a returned soldier, aged 41 years. The Marama’s hoarding gangway was carried away and two portholes of the saloon were stove in.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, October 30. At to-day’s wool sales, 11,444 bales were sold. There was a very firm market, and .-excellent competition for all good merino fleece wool-and skirtings, Irom Japanese, German, and French buyers. Greasy merino sold to 25£d.

M A HE NO- DELAYED SYDNEY, October 31. The Mulieno" radioed that she was getting bad weather and was not arriving until seven to-morrow morning. PROTECTION FOR ITALI ANS. MELBOURNE. ‘Ocotber 31. The Police Commissioner, replying to the Italian consul’s protest said Italians were getting" actually more protection than any other section of the community, because they were singled out for attack.

WATERSIDERS’ REQUEST

REFUSED BY JUDGE

MELBOURNE, October 31

The Waterside Federation to-day asked Chief Judge Dethridge in the Aribtration Court to compel shipowip ers to observe pick-up places mentioned in Judge Beeby’s award. Judge Detliridge ruled the clause did not apply to non-union labour, and the shipowners were quite ' within their legal rights in picking up men outside the Federation at whatever places they prescribed. A similar application in regard to Brisbane was dealt with in the same way.