AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

POLICE MENACED.

WOMAN’S IFLING AT COMMISSIONER.

(Australian Press Association.)

SYDNEY July 18,

The 'Chief Commissioner of Police, Mr G. Childs, has twice recently ibeen threatened with violence by interviewers. On the .last occasion, a woman hurled a bar of iron at him in his office.

Another starting incident is being investigated. A man. called and stated that he had been bribed to shoot a certain detective. He handed over a loaded revolver, and one hundred notqs, which have been retained, pending the outcome of, the investigation.

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CANBERRA, July 19.

The Prime Minister '.replying to Mr Snowden’s statement, cabled on Thursday that the safeguarding, policy was largely’ responsible for Australia’s present position, said the previous policy of allowing Australia to -be flooded with imports was large* ly responsible for the depression. He added that Australian preferences to Britain had increased from twenty millions sterling in 1907 to fifty-two millions last year. These preferences would be increased .still further, if Britain would enter into reciprocal agreements. He intended to place the Australian position fully before the Imperial Conference. SHEARERS RESUME. (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 19. Two shearing .sheds, in the Moree district, which had gone on strike against the recent award, . resumed work. No further stoppages have occurred and nearly all sheds are how in full swing. . RADIO SERVICE. SYDNEY, July 19. The Ra'dio Telephone Service between Australia and Italy will be opened to the public on Monday. The Consul General for Italy spoke for more than an hour with members of the Fascisti Government . AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION. SYDNEY, July 19. The population of Australia on March 31st last was estimated at 6,429,417, an Increase of 72,647 on the previous year. TWO MEN KILLED. BRISBANE, July 19, Two men Antoni Simnelli and Edward Smith, were killed when a lorry, on which they were riding, containing a case of gelignite was blown to pieces at Mount Isa. The cause of the explosion is unknown. SHEEP VALUES. ) PERTH, July 19. Sheep values at the fat stock markets were so low that many pastoralists resorted to the practice of killing older sheep to make room for oncoming lambs. In most cases the prices at the market would not cover the costs of attendance at the sales.