AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 November 1927, Page 7

AUSTRALIA

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

, FERRY DISASTER. ; SYDNEY, November 25. The second body located yesterday in (the Greycliffe wreckage was recovered, and identified as Eugene Wolff of Vaucluse.

MURDERED HUSBAND. BRISBANE, November 26. Norah Scheib has been committed for trial on a charge of the murder of her husband (who was found battered with an axe).

SYDNEY COUNCIL. SYDNEY, November 25.

The Civic Commission Bill passed all stages, and will operate from Tuesday next. The City Council has held its'last meeting and ceased to function. The Lord Mayor stated that the majority of aidermen agreed to remain together and watch the developments of the Civic Commission.

OBJECTIONABLE FILM. MELBOURNE, November 26.

Following the riot in the Brunswick theatre, Catholic and Irish organisations waited on the Chief Secretary, and urged that the film objected to be withdrawn from all Victorian theatres, as screening was likely to cause serious trouble. • The Chief Secretary promised to instruct the theatre managements to withdraw the film.

N.S.W. ASSEMBLY SYDNEY, Nov. 25.

In the Assembly Mr. Bavin stated that up to date £s77,ooo’had been collected under the Family Endowment Act, and only £75,000 paid. Furtherclaims would be paid as they were investigated.

As showing the incidence of the levy he said that inquiries had been made of twenty-five leading wholesale and retail and manufacturing establishments, and these revealed that the tax upon them amounted to £120,000 per annum, while the total disburseto thejr employees were only £5,500. He added that the Government had been told in many quarters that levying the tax was unquestionably causing unemployment. Mr. Lang strongly protested against the Government’s decision not to compensate ex-Commissioner Treble, as a repudiation of an undertaking by his Government. The present Government was acting along the lines of viciousness.