AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 13 March 1929, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

AN UPROAR CAI',SKI). (Australian Press Association) (Received this day at 8 a.in.) SYDNEY, March 13. A disorderly scene in the Legislative Assembly last Friday, when two Labour Oppositionists, Laniard and Olde, declined to act as tellers in a CTovormnent division, culminated to-day in their suspension until next Monday, also O’Sirflivnn a third Labourite who to-day refused to act as teller in a division against Laniard and Ohio. The House was in an uproar. Mr Ravin and the Speaker (Sir Levy) were called Mussolini tyrants. ROTARY CONFERENCE. CANBERRA. March 12. Three hundred delegates Irom all parts of Australia are present at the second annual conference of the Sixty fifth District Rotary International The Prime Minister, Air Bruce, opened the conference. He expressed the opinion that Rotary would heome a great force in the world. Mr J. Gentles, of Auckland delivered greetings from New Zealand districts. Other districts also sent greetings, and many foreign nations were read, j The conference then became ‘‘pally,’’ j as is (he custom of Rotarians, the delegates addressing one another by their J Christian names. j JAP STEAMER LOST. SYDNEY, March 13. The 8.000 ton Japanese steamer, Bankoku Alarn. bound from Sydney to Kobe with a full load of wheat worth approximately £73.000, is a total loss in the Caroline Islands. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. MELBOURNE, March 13. More than £30.000 damage was caused the building and stock of \V. Wood and Company wholesale opticians. SERIOUS KIRKS. . A DELI ADE DAMAGE. A DELI A DK. March 13. Extending over frontage of thirtyfive miles a chain of bush-fires in Adelaide Hills destroyed a thousand acres of timber and grazing.property and endangered townships and homesteads. The damage runs} ilvto many, thousands The stock is comparatively small', hut fate of five hundred sheep at Forestville is not known. One fire fighter collapsed he is in a serious condition.