AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MINING INDUSTRY. N.S.W. SLUMP. (Australian Press Association). (United Service). SIDNEY. December 29. According to a report issued on befall' of the Government, the mining industry in New South Wales, during t!:e past year, has been very unfavourable. Figures indicate the value of product ion from State mines and qttarrise which exceeded 020,009,(191) during the past two years, will result in a loss of about two and n-hall million stei;ii!g. This is attributed to the low price's ruling Cor lead, zinc, and tin, and the depressed condition oi tlit* coal trade at: West Maitland. ’XMAS TRADE. SYDNEY, December 22. ’Xmas trade lias been very heavy, but large linns report a diminished turnover in clothing and more costly goods. The city streets to-night were heavily thronged with shoppers. RECORD SHOPLIFTING. SYDNEY. December 22. Till• police stale a record number of women and girl shoplit lers were arrested to-day, a total of thirty. JOCKEY DISQUALIFIED. MELBOURNE. Dec. 22. W. Dunaii. a Victorian leading jockey, was to-day disqualified for having approached the owner ol the ticket of a certain sweep for a share ol tic winnings on Maple, in the event <•! horse winning the last Melbourne ( up. Ij is license is withdrawn during the pleasure of the Y.li.C. Committee. THE CIVIC GRAFT St ANDALS. SYDNEY. Dec. 21. The Stale Parliament of Now South Wat's has finished its work. Parliament may resume in the middle ol I'ebniary. Mr Lang the Labour Leader’s [■ensure motion over the Government’s recommendation ol Babcock and \\ ilcoxs' tender for railway equipment has been struck olf the business paper on l!,e ground flint the Babcock and Wilcox Coy. have lodged an appeal against their recent £1001) line. death sentences. TWO ALTERED. SYDNEY. Dec. 21. The New South Wales cabinet I columnnted to life imprisonment the death sentence passed on Thomas Butler. convicted of murder on November 27th. The Full Court of Criminal Appeal to-day uphold the appeal oi Callaghan and the Li tiler brothers, who wore convicted of a capital offence on November loth. The Appeal Court has directed a new trial to be field, on the ground of a mis-direel ion of the jury. POSSESSION OF COCAINE. SYDNEY, December 22. Arthur Rogers, 28, a tailor, was lined L'loO sterling, 'for having cocaine in bis possesion. ‘I lie* police searched a bouse in the city and discovered a (plant iI vof cocaine. A woman was arrested. The police are making an effort to suppress the drug traffic in this state. A JUDGE’S DECISION. SYDNEY. December 22. Justice Lang Junes gave a ruling in tile Bankruptcy Court that under the Defamation Act, a plaintiff who obtained judgment against another person could keep that person in prison for twelve months. There were no powers to release a judgment debtot except at the will of the judgment creditor. A CHURCH MOVE. ADELAIDE, December 22. A meeting of heads of all churches unanimously resolved to make Sunday, February 17th, an industrial . Sunday, when special references to the need of unity in Australian industries will be made in the churches. The movement may he followed by other States.