AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 October 1927, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.)

PUNITIVE EXPEDITION. MELBOURNE, Oct. 27

Advices from Tulagai report the landing of a fon-c of 1,998 men, consisting of sailors from the cruiser “Adelaide'’ also s]>ecial white and native police. Psirtios of the force are now moving into tlie bills to make an investigation of tlie Bassianes village, which is to be attacked on Tuesday. Tlie “Adelaide” is anchored in Sinirango Bay in support of the force. Everything is reported to be progressing well.

WHALERS ARRIVE. MELBOURNE. Oct. 2,8. Arrived—-Whalers, Star nine and ten from Europe, in route to Stewart Island. A SERIOUS EXPLOSION. AN ATTEMPT AT .MURDER. PERTH, Oct. 28. An explosion believed to bo a deliberate attempt at tlie murder of a number of Italians occurred at A lor awn. on the Northern Railway Line, 175 miles north of Northam. Five Italians out of ) I were seriously injured. The Italians were in a shelter shed at Morawa railway station. The explosive was either placed underneath tlie shed or thrown through a window. The railway property was considerably damaged. Only prompt action by citizens prevented the injured men being burned to death.

ECONOMIC CONFER KNCE REPORT CANBERRA. Oct. 28.

The report of the Australian deputation to tlie International Economic Conference held at Geneva last Af«y was presented in tlie House of Representatives. it deals with the economic conditions of the countries represented at tlie Conference. It expresses tlie opinion that of European countries, only France. Italy and Sweden appeared to have retained or increased their production, while Germany had not maintained a favourable balance, and production in the United Kingdom bad been generally lower. The report states tlie war reinforced tlie eon tin lions tendency for raw material to be worked up in tlie country of production, instead of its being sent fo Europe for manufacture, and advances in technique resulting in increased use of hydro-electric power and petroleum caused a reduction in the demand for coal. Increased tariffs outside Europe, frequent alterations of tariff schedules, unstable currency conditions and frontier changes, are also advanced as reasons for tlie present unsettled conditions of commerce and industiy. Ihe chief trouble now was neither any material shortage in natural resources nor human inndequacv to exploit them, but hindrances of tlie free flow of labour, capital and goods, and the removal of these obstacles required international action.