AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 3073, 31 October 1929, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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POWERS SUSPENDED. (Preeß Association. Copyright.) (Received 8.50 a.m.) Sydney, this day. In less than 15 minutes the Legislative Assembly passed a Bill to suspend the powers of the Industrial Commission to declare a living wage for adult male and female employees until Parliament makes a further provision on that behalf. The Bill was taken through all stages without opposition.

INFANT’S BODY IN SUITCASE. HANDED TO MISSION MATRON. (Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, this day. What appears to have been a case of murder was reported to the police. In a suitcase handed to the matron of the Central Methodist Mission was found the body of a newly-born female infant. A silk cord had been knotted round its neck and death was due to suffocation.

VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 30. (Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 9.45 a.m.) Melbourne, this day. Election day has been fixed for November 30. DISASTROUS FIRE. DAMAGES ESTIMATED AT £IOO,OOO. (Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received 10.41 a.m.) Melbourne, this day. A fire at the fellmongery depot ot the Anlgiss Imperial Freezing Works at Footscray caused damaged estimated at £IOO,OOO. The wool scouring department was damaged and the firemen concentrated on saving the other stores. ENGLISH CRICKETERS. FIRST MATCH OF TOUR. (Press Association. —Copyright.) (Received 11.45 a.m.) Perth, this day. The Englishmen will play the first match of the tour against Western Australia to-day. Their captain, Gilligjan, has knee trouble, brut, may play-