AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 February 1929, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

RAIN AT SYDNEY. (Australian Press Association) SYDNEY. Feb. 10. Heavy showers in the city and vicinity- on Saturday interfered with sports, and cricket, few games being played. TO DEFY THE ARBITRATION PRINCIPLE. (Received this day nt 10 n.m.) .MELBOURNE, February 11. As a means of resistance of future awards of the Arbitration Court which may determine upon a forty-eight hours week being worked in other industries, a conference of Unions convened hv the Australian Council of the Trades Unions, decided to institute a boycott against the Court. It is expected thin, approximately 600,000 unionists throughout the Commnowealth will be affected if the whole of affiliated Unions agree to carry out the resoiu lion.

A PHASE OF THE TIMBER WORKERS’ STRIKE. ADELAIDE, February 11. More members of the Timber Workers’ Union have returned to work. No strike pay was distributed, and this caused discontent among those who have not gone back.

A MAD JOCKEY. LAUNCESTON, February 11. After being disqualified at the trotting races, the jockey returned to the racecourse armed with a rifle, and rushing into the jockey’s room, he fired two shots, one narrowly missing the Secretary of tlie (dub, Mr Evans. The jockey was over-powered and charged with having Attempted to kill Mr Evans. THE AERO CLUB ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, February 11. In the aeroplane crash • yesterday, Appleyard died in the hospital several hours later. One of the first to reach the plane which was smashed beyond repair, was Flight-Lieutenant Ulm.

A factory fire. 'Received this day at 12.25. p.m.) MELBOURNE, Feb. 11. The furniture factory of Ltd., was destroyed by fire. The blaze was the most spectacular and menacing for years. Thousands of tons of masonry crashed into the narrow streets, and through the roofs of adjoining houses. Two firemen were seriously injured. The damage is estimated at £20.000. A disastrous fire also occurred at Minyip when five shops and contents and a hotel were gutted.. The damage is estimated at £12,000. DEATH OF NEWSPAPER MAGNATE. (Received this day at 11.25. a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 11. Obituary.—Harry Ambrose Russell, aged 64, senior partner in the legal firm of Sly and Russell. He was Chairman of the Daily Telegraph Coy and Deputy Chairman of the Sun Newspapers.

DROWNING FATALITY. (Received tliis day at 11.25. a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 11. James Curran, aged 16, met a terrilx? death while bathing at Wavonora River. He was preparing to dive from tho ledge of a roelc when it snapped off and threw Curran and his companion into the water and falling on top of them. The second lad managed to scramble clear, but Curran was held down by the rock and slowly drowned.

AERO ACCIDENT. SYDNEY, Feb. 11. A momlver of the Aero Club, H. E. Appleyard. when about to land at Mascot Aerodrome to-day, nose-dived for 200 feet. The machine crashed and Appleyard suffered a fractured skull. It was the first accident of the kind that has befallen the Aero Club. The member was giving tho plane a trial prior to taking up* a lady passenger.