AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 August 1930, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

FEDERAL POLITICS. (Australian Press Association.) • CANBERRA, ■ August -5. Tiie Conciliation Council and Arbitration Bill, which had been amended almost out of recognition by the Senate, was passed by that chamber today.” . ' " ' The Labour Members declared ; that the Bill was not now worth twopence. Senator’ Lawson, an Opposition! riiember, said that the giving of . arbitral powers to the Conciliation Commissioners, as provided in ' the Bill, was a fundamental error which would impede arbitration machinery.

INSURANCE CONSPIRACY CHARGES. SYDNEY, August -5. Arthur Gardner, one of the defendants in the insurance company conspiracy case, cabled on July 30th, lias been discharged, there' being, no evidence against him, hut the cases against the other defendants are proceeding.

TASMAN YACHT RACE. ; ’ • ; August -5. ../Mr F. J., Behnell hair- received ;r cablegram from Mr Stacey, of New Zealand, accepting the challenge for a yacht race across the Tasman Sea. GAS CHARGES. 'Received this dav at 9 4u a.m.t 1 SYDNEY, Aug. 0. Believing that lower gas charges should result from the reduced coal prices, Cabinet lias asked the Auditor General to examine Sydney ga<s companies hooks. A CAR ACCIDENT. TWO PRIESTS KILLED. > MELBOURNE, Aug. Go./ When a tyre blew out and a car crashed into a tree near ‘Winston, two priests were killed and a third inj bred. Those killed were; Rev. Fathers Telian and O’Sullivan. Both received frightful head injuries. WEST RALI AN RATLWA YS LOSS. PERTH, August 6. Western Australian railways show a 1 deficit of £404,489 sterling for the financial year compared with a loss of £171,699 for the previous term.