AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 6 May 1931, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. DASTA.B DLY TREAT AI ENT. (Australian Press Association.) (Received 11.30 a.m.) AIET.BUt.HXE, -May 0. Alter being held up at .Worrell, and robbed of £’i9 a Hindu Imuker was cruelly chained by Urn neck and legs to lies waggon. He suffered,agony iur L i.) hours bet (.re being found bv a ceimtiih:c. He said three men bailed hint up, aiMi ransrtyked the cart. His bead was toned her,ween his knees, and be was chained to the wheels of the vehicle. VIC'TOIMAX POLITICS. .MELBOURNE, .May 6.' A coal ere nee of seven Victorian politiia! organisations opposed to (ho Federal Labour Government agreed to accept the- leadership of Air Lyons in the coming Federal election campaign. They pledged themselves to the unity of political action. VICTORIA’S GOVERNOR.

AIELBOURXE, .May 6. Lord Somers, Governor of Victoria, expressed the intention of personally telling the King that Australia is sound through and through. Lord Somers who returns to England shortly, said “I know the King does not believe the tilings which are bong said against Australia.” BROUGHT TO BOOK. BANK thieves arrested. SYDNEY, May.fi. Two men entered the head office of the Australian Bank of Commerce and handing over a warrant received £5,000 in ten and five pound notes on 14/12/29. Yesterday the police arrested three men in different suburbs, who later were charged with stealing five thousand from the Bank. AUSTRALIAN SEA.MEN. STRIKE URGED. SYDNEY, .May 0. The Newcastle branch ol the Seamens Union is attempting to bring about a strike of Australian seamen on 10th. -May, in an endeavour to restore the old wages and conditions at the in. stance of Newcastle members. ' 1 Stop work meetings are being held at all parts on May Bth. to decide whether tip, proposal will he adopted.

UNITED AUSTRALIA MOVEMENT. EFFORT TO SOLVE HER DIFFICULTIES. MELBOURNE, A fry 6. The movement is called the United Australia movement and delegates unanimously accepted Air Lyons as the leader. A council was formed to coordinate activities and organisationff associated.

Mr Lyons made a strong ap'peal to parties represented to sink their differences in a common (effort to solve Australia's difficulties. 1 ,lt wv'ns imperative that the Federal Ministry be removed from office because it was honestly believed a change of Government was a fundamental necessity ii progress was to be made in the settlement of Commonwealth troubles.