AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 8 November 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AUSTRALIAN TRADE

(Australian Press Association) (United Service).

(Received this day at 9.25. a.m.) SYDNEY. November 8.

Imports into Australia for the quarter ended 30th September, showed a heavy drop of £.‘9,164,000 to £32,412,000. Imports, however, still exceeded the exports by £9.733,000. Produce was sent out of the country totalling £22,067.000. or a drop of £3.296,000. compared with a year ago. Ihe ehiel exporting period, it is pointed out. is ifrom October to. May when wool goes abroad and it expected the leeway will be made up.

NO CONFIDENCE MOTION

MELBOURNE, November 8

A 110-confidence motion was launched in the Victorian Legislative Assembly against the Hogan Labour Government for failure to adequately protect volunteer maritime workers and check disorder. The late of the depends on the vote of loui Gountiy Party members who are likely to turn the Ministry out of office. The debate was adjourned.

MURDER TRIAL

MELBOURNE, November 8

Kara win. an aboriginal youth, gi\ing evidence at the trial of the aboriginals charged with the murder of Frederick Brooks in Central Australia, said a 1 nhra was used as a decoy. Brooks was ambushed by a party of natives who clubbed him to death and buried his 1 indv in a rabbit button.

The police pursued the natives sixty miles into the bush. The natives showed fight and eight were shot dead. Two survivors are now undergoing trial.

\ a IICAI I, E R EL ATTONS R ESTOB ED BRISBANE, Nov. 8.

.Mediation by the Federal Parliamentarian. l)r Nott resulted in all the waterfront trouble at Innistail ending and amicable relations between till parties being restored.

NEW SEAMAN’S UNIDN. M FIDO ERNE, Nov. 8

An application has Iteeu made to the Commonwealth Industrial Begistrar for registration of a new union called the Australian Stamen’s lnjon. which is commencing with 400 members. Alfred Woodlord, of Adelaide. is mentioned in the register ns the first general president, and Thomas Kiw as general secretary, while Thomas Walsh is merely shown as an ordinary member. Mulsh declared the rules of the new union would give members absolute control over officials and cover bona fide seamen only. The Fnion would not shelter all kinds of characters. A large number of members of the existing Seamens l nion aie joining the new organisation. STRANDED STEAMEK. THURSDAY ISLAND. Nov. 8. The position of the steamer .Inngo Marti is unchanged. The steamei Knllatina lias commenced to lighter wool. FIREMAN BUNS AMOK. FREMANTLE. Nov. 8.

The captain of the steamer Mindoroo reports while the ship was at Singapore, a Cinnese fireman run all ,ok and attacked four of his countrymen while asleep in their hunks, and killed three. The Fremantle police have arrested the alleged attacker on a charge of murder.