AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1930, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MISSING FISHERMEN.

(Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 10.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, Sept. 2. Coastal shipping has been warned to keep a look out for a whale boat Feejix with three men aboard, which is missing from Newcastle. A fishing party with only enough food and petrol to last till nightfall left Newcastle early on Sunday morning. The boat carried no sails. METAL TRADE. ’ SYDNEY, Sept.. 2. It is estimated fifteen thousand men engaged in the metal trades industry are idle. The average work par week of those still in employment is three and a half days. FEDERAL FINANCE. (Received this uav at 10.30 a.m.) CANBERRA, Sept. 2. Federal revenue for July and August shows an alarming decrease, which if ioontinued [for the remainder of the financial year would mean a Budget deficit of nine millions sterling. Federal Cabinet will hold a meeting to consider the situation and it is expected a apodal session of the Federal Parliament will be convened early in October to deal with finances.

In Federal circles, wage reduction is regarded as inevitable, It is stated that a pledge was given by. the Government at 'the (Melbourne conference to (balance the Budget. It may lead to the resignation of Mr Beasley (Assistant Minister of Labour and Industry) from the Ministry, a,s the Australian Labour and Industrial section of the Labour Party has called upon the Federal Minister to repudiate tho conference understanding. CARTERS STRIKE,. ADELAIDE, Sept. 2. There has been no general cessation of work by seamen. Intimidation by large numbers of unemployed prevented willing hands reporting for work. Carters in several cases were accosted by strikers, but upon the arrival of police, who are patrolling all streets, they disappeared. LEVEL CROSSING SMASH. ADELAIDE, Sept. 2. Two Italians were killed and two others seriously injured, when a train struck a car containing seven persons at a level crossing on Port Road. MOTOR ACCIDENTS'. SYDNEY, September 1. During the first sis months of the current year, 188 people were killed, and 3,895 were injured through motor accidents in New South Wales. There were 107 of the fatalities in the Sydmetropolitan area. AN AMALGAMATION. MELBOURNE, Sept. 2. The agricultural implement manufacturing interests of H. V. McKay, the proprietary controlling Sunshine Harvester works Victoria, and Massey Harris Company, of Canada, are being amalgamated. MODERATOR ELECTED. SYDNEY, September 2. Rev. D. A. Cameron of Kew, Melbourne, was elected Moderator of tbe General Presbyterian Church of Australia. TASMANIAN RAILWAYS. HOBART, September 2. The Railways Commissioner met rerepresentatives of the railway union at Launceston for the discussion of rationing work. The men stated they were advised by the executives not to agree to rationing. The Commissioner replied that no course remained for him but to proceed immediately with a scheme of retrenchment in all branches .

ANTIQUES STOLEN. DESTRUCTION FEARED. SYDNEY, Aug. 31. Silver antiques valued at £2OOO have been stolen from the Technological Museum. AU were specimens of master craftsmen, and are not easily saleable. It is therefore feared that they will go into the melting pot.