AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 November 1928, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

HOTELS DECLARED BLACK

(Australian Press Association.) (United Service.) SYDNEY, November Id. Tiie dispute between the local hotelkeepers and the Narrandera .Labour League, over the alleged victimisation o’f a member of the League because of bis attitude in the recent prohibition campaign, has resulted in all but one of the town’s hotels being declared black. SHOOTING OF ABORIGINALS. INQUIRY ORDERED. SYDNEY, Nor. 14. ’Phe Commissioner of the Northern Territory is holding an inquiry into charges of wholesale shooting of aboriginals in Central Australia, following the Brooks murder. VICTORIAN CADINET DEFEATED. MELBOURNE, November 15. 'Phe State Government was defeated by ,‘ll to 30 on an amendment to a motion of no-eonfulenee relating to the proposed redistrioiition ol seats, which was accepted in place of the original motion condemning the Government s attitude to the waterside trouble. 'Phe Ministry will probably resign in a few days. WORKER. SHOT. BY NON-UNIONIST. MELBOURNE, November 15. In a disturbance among waterside workers unloading sugar at Aarraville this afternoon, a volunteer worker, who lias a permit to carry a revolver, shot a man named Conron in the groin. Other shots were fired. Con mil is now in the hospital. He refuses to say anything. BARER MILL FIRE ENQUIRY. SYDNEY November 15. The Cumberland Paper Mills lire enquiry was resumed to-day. Fire Officer Samuel Fletcher denied Rain's allegations, and said an attempt was made to take a lire engine down hill through burning undergrowth to the paper mills but the whole countryside was a blazing inferno. It was the hottest day of the year and the wind was fierce. H would have meant certain deatli to the brigade crew. Consequently. tlie\ concentrated m saving the neighbouring cottages, seven of which wore saved 'from destruction. ’Phe enquiry was adjourned. COLLIERY ON EIRE. NEWCASTLE. November 15. A lire started at the IN allseed Boichuk* Colliery yesterday, and it is nowraging in the old workings, whieh aie practically doomed. The mine lias he e n sealed, and nobody is working below. TERIUKIC QUARRY EXPLOSION. ADELAIDE, November 15. A terrific explosion occurred in the magazine at Adelaide quarries. Ro:ks were hurled a quarter of.a mile. Fifty employees were having lunch at the time. Nobody was hurt.