AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 April 1925, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

♦ USTSALIAN AND N.Z. CARL?. ASSOCIATION TERRIFIC .MELBOURNE EXPLOSION*. (Received this dsv at 10 a.m ) MELBOURNE, April 20. A mysterious explosion at Richmond destroyed .10 shops and did damage running into a thousand sterling. 'I In' police and firemen are searching the debris lor the bodies oi three people who lived over the shop where the explosion o; curred, hut the neighbours stated that they Mere avav for tho week-end. Ihc explosion occurred in the premises occupied by .Duncan’s Electrical Supply Company. IMe parapet of the building was hurled one hundred feet into the air. Verandahs were lifted two blocks away. I here were many narrow escapes from falling glass. '1 lie noise of the ex; h ~ion wa.: terrible and was heard miles off. No cause can he given for the explosion. ANOTHER GREEK A R RESTED. ADELAIDE. April 20. Another Greek. Nicolas Tsontas. has been arrested in connection with the death of Venencs. ATOTE iXYEST.MENTS. SYDNEY, April 20. The tote investment* at the Jockey Club’s meeting ainounled to C.'tOl.OoS as comp.ired with £329.9.52 at tho corresponding meeting last voar. j

( ONUEKTS ERO.M U.S.A. SYDNEY, April 20. A Mimics (oin-crt broadcasted from Pittsburg. America, was heard throughout the city and suburbs with extraordinary clearness, li-acnei's-in hearing almost the complete programme. SYDNEY Slllt’ DISPUTE. SYDNEY, April IS. The Arbitration Court is hearing the claim hv the Dockers' Union. The Dockers’ representative announced a settlement had Let a rent bed in the Voiuti'iiia dispute and the men would work on the vessel. Sir ■). (“.lick adjourned tho hearing to Melbourne, adding that lie mast give the Union notice. In view of evidence of job control and breach of awards at present in force, lie would call upon the Union to show cause why he should not exercise power under i],o A,c t to demand security for the performance of the proposed award.

J R AC'EIIOKSE DEA D. SYDNEY. April 20. Tiie race horse sire Demosthenes is d« ad. STEAMER SAILS. SYDNEY April 29. Tiie steamer Volume,ia left Sydney secretly for a port unknown, presumably Eremuuldo. as tho vessel's original wheal coni fad i-. not ye! cancelled. M A RAMA’S CREW. SYDNEY. Apn’l 2t:. A new light is shed on the Mttrttnui troll!’!’.' Lv an avi icdited l nion delegate of the vr-.w of the ship who declared it is the Australian Seamen's Union that t. holding up lhe ship, endeavouring to create Ire-di (rouble. According to the delegate an impromptu meeting of the Mutuums crew was held aboard la-; oigat. and lie was authorised I > date the crew was prepared to lake the .Mamma to sea with a l ull comtuitieel oi I uioii men a- provided by the articles under N. /,. . add 100, and that the onus i- on lie Company In nro.tde the crew. We invite Ihc members ol the Australian Union t > come forward and join us so th.it the ship <an get a wav. It i' stated there are ten men short in the ere”, irem when signed off nl Sydney. ’I be >ecrctury of ipc Australian Seamen s I mm I.stilled to have h ;•:•!. I the vessel and induced the crew to d-niand Australian rates of pm. 1 a! Pus the crew mis now decided against.