AUSTRALIA

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 July 1936, Page 10

AUSTRALIA

[BY CABLE —PBESB ASSN. —COPYBIGHT.] TANKER REFLOATED. BRISBANE, July 2. The tanker, Balaklava was refloated under her own power, after a large . quantity of petrol had been pumped into the sea to lighten the vessel. QUEENSLAND’S DEFICIT BRISBANE, July 2. Queensland ended the financial year with a deficit of £741,815. The revenue was £15,488,900. and the expenditure .£ 10,230.805. WESTRALIAN SURPLUS. PERTH, July 2. The revenue for the year amounted to £10,033,721, and tlie expenditure £9,945,343, leaving a surplus of £88,378, compared with a deficit of £167,095 for the previous year. NAIL FROM LUNG. MELBOURNE, July 1. The Victorian Government has asked the United States Government to convey its thanks to Doctor Chevalier Jackson, inventor of the bronchoescope, who extracted a nail from the lung of the boy, Rogers, at the Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia. POLICE AND PRESS. MELBOURNE, July 1. Complaints have been made to the Chief Secretary that since the recent Police Commission, reporters of newspapers have been constantly shadowed by detectives, usually in cars. The motive is unexplained. The matter will be mentioned in the Victorian Parliament. It is expected that the Royal Commissioners’ report on the Brophy shooting inquiry, will be available to-morrow. STOLEN JEWELLERY. SYDNEY, July 1. William Ernest Hewins, alias Walter Jackson, aged 27 years, from New Zealand, was to-day charged here with breaking into the shop of Laurence Hedges, New Plymouth, and stealing a number of rings and watches. Accused was further remanded till Julv 8.

Hewins was further charged with receiving; also with being a prohibited immigrant.

MANSLAUGHTER SENTENCE

SYDNEY, July 1

Eric Newlands, who was convicted of manslaughter as cabled yesterday for shooting a man dead, was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment, but the sentence was suspended on Newlands entering a good behaviour bond. Mr. Justice Street remarked that this crime bad undoubtedly been committed in circumstances of strong provocation.

WELCOME DISCOVERY.

MELBOURNE, July 1

Twelve miniatures from the collection of J. Pierpont Morgan, which had been on view at the National Art Gallery for twelve months, suddenly become doubly valuable, as the result of a casual visit to the gallery of a jewel expert, who noticed the frames studded with genuine pearls and diamonds worth probably as much as the miniatures, which originally cost £3,250, when purchased by the Felton Bequest.