AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 May 1927, Page 6

AUSTRALIA

'Australian & N.Z. Cable Ashp. 1

COMMONWEALTH JUSTICE MELBOURNE, May 13

Thq Federal Government is arranging for the establishment, of a Commonwealth Judiciary and Police 1' orce at Canberra.

STOLEN JEWELLERY SYDNEY, May 13

William Guthrie Smith, an engineer, was remanded until May 23, on a charge of breaking and entering a shop at Dannevirke, New Zealand, and stealing jewellery and money valued at £2658.

BIG FIRE AT MELBOURNE

MELBOURNE. May 13

Fire destroyed a building in the city occupied by a number of firms. The damage is estimated at £lOO,OOO. MELBOURNE, May 14.

The stock in the building destroyed by fire was valued at £ SO,OOO sterling, making the total damage £lBO,OOO.

VICTORIAN MINISTRY MELBOURNE, May 13. The State Premier, Mr. Allen, has resigned. The Governor sent tor Mr. Hogan, the Leader of the Labour Party. The Governor’s interview with Mr. Hogan was in the nature of a consultation, and the Governor probably will sec the other Party leaders before handing out a commission to form a Government, but a Labour Ministry is now practically certain.

LABOUR DISSENSIONS SYDNEY, May 14

Mr. Lang states that he is still behind Mr. Seale, ' despite the Federal Australian Labour Party s decisions. He thinks the Federal executive would not have taken up the present attitude if it had been fully acquainted with the position in New South Wales. A meeting of the Seale executive resolved not to accept the Federal Conference’s decision, or agree to compromise with those who stultified the progress of the great movement, and wilfully betrayed their trust in their leader and friend, Mr. Lang.

CANBERRA, May 14

The Federal Conference of the Australian Labour Party adopted a report submitted by the committee appointed to effect a reconciliation between the Conroy-Seale factions in New South Wales. The report provides tha.. another Labour conference be summoned in New South Wales, under supervision of the Federal officers. Both sections are to attend. No notice is to be taken of any expulsions or suspensions arising out of the dispute.