AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 14 December 1928, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

WELCOME BAIN. BRISBANE, December 13. Splend ,d rains have fallen over a large section of the drought-stricken area in (Queensland, but a considerable portion of the dry area has not yet re ceived rain, Further falls are expected. THUGS RANSACK HOUSE. SYDNEY. December 13. Four men accosted a young man in the suburb of Randwick. They brandished a revolver and ordered him to Lad them to his home, where tlvj held up his brother and two sisters After ransacking the house they decamped with a sum of money. DISASTROUS FIRES. SYDNEY. December 13. The second disastrous fire within a fortnight broke out at Moree Lany this morning. An hotel and nine business places wore destroyed The owners of some of these also victims of the fire on December 3. As the result of the two fires, half uf the town is now destroyed. “DIRECT ACTION.” ADELAIDE. Dccembci 13. Edward Dickenson, labourer, was sentenced to imprisonment for six months, and fined £4O) for seditious libel. He was also sentenced 'to three months’ and fined £lOO for hav ing participated in a, riot at the Criminal Court. The seditious libei was contained in a pamphlet headed. tf Direct Action.” This is thio first prosecution of the kind in South Aus tralia.