N.S.W. UNEMPLOYED

Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 119, 20 April 1932, Page 7

N.S.W. UNEMPLOYED

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AIOVE. \ INDEPENDENT ACTION. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received April 20, 8.35 a.m. AIELBOURNE, April 20. The Prime Alinister, Air J. A. Lyons, announced at the conclusion of the Premiers’ Conference that the Federal Government would provide financial assistance for the unemployed of New South Wales quite independently of lllr J. T. Lang. Arrangements were being made with the Commonwealth Bank for a loan of £3,0(X),000 for allocation to the various States for relief works in the approaching winter; HIGH COURT RESERVES DECISION. Received April 20, 8.5 a.m. SYDNEY, April 19. The High Court to-day reserved its decision on the second application by the New South Wales Government to restrain the banks from complying with the Commonwealth’s order to pay over all State money held by the banks to the Commonwealth. ELECTION PREPARATIONS. POLLING AIAY BE IN JUNE.* Received April 20, 10.10 a.m. SYDNEY, April 20. The Sydney Alorning Herald says: “In State political circles an early general election is regarded as inevitable. Although it is difficult tq forecast the political future until the judgments of tho High Court are delivered, all the State political parties are busy preparing for an electron campaign. The opinion in the Parliamentary lobbies is that tho election will bo held early in June.” AUSTRALIAN STOCKS. Received April 20, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, April 19. The Financial News says that Australian stocks fell between two and five points on fears of an alteration in the exchange and the expected New South Wales defaults. CHURCH PROPERTIES. CONGREGATIONAL UNION’S PRECAUTIONS. Received April 20, 10.10 a.m. SYDNEY, April 20. The Congregational Union has decided to insure its property against damage as a result of possible disturbances. Rev. W. Patinson, at the halfyearly meeting of the union, stated: “Some might say that it is God’s property, and that we should have faith. I think we will be wise to have all our church properties insured. The position in New South Wales is very critical. We cannot shut our eyes to what is going on.” CHURCH STONED. SERMON On""NEW GUARD. EXCITEAIENT AT SYDNEY SUBURB. Several exciting incidents occurred on Sunday night (April 3) at the Mathison Congregational Church, Croydon, where Rev. N. C. Goss preached a 'sermon on “The Religious Significance of tho New Guard.” Stones were thrown on the roof of the church by enemies of the New Guard. Men were chased from the neighbourhood of the church, and a number of men, who were alleged to have been tampering with motor cars, were disturbed. During the service, patrols were stationed outside the church to watch the motor oars, many of which belonged to members of the New Guard. A disturbance attracted watchers to several motor cars parked some distance down the street. A party of men ran across the road and disappeared. One of them dropped something. It is alleged that this was a spanner which was to have been used to disable motor cars. On a previous occasion spare wheels had been taken and petrol had been allowed to run from tanks.

Mr Goss was pronouncing the Benediction at the end of his service when there was a rattle of stones on the roof. A second volley was thrown before the Benediction had been pronounced and the congregation had filed from the church. Members of the New Guard at once began to search for the offenders. Several young men, who had previously been noticed in a lane beside the church, disappeared through a hole in a fence and were llot seen again, though a search was made of the locality. Mr Goss said that he would not be turned from his path. Ho had spoken on conditions in Soviet Russia some months ago, and incurred the displeasure of certain people, but he would not be turned from following ((he ideals that had always been the salvation of civilisation.

In his sermon, Mr Goss said that there was far too much talk of pacificism while the insidious growth of Communism wns undermining all that was best in national life. Men had been forced to resistance and even to bloodshed to protect their ideals many times in the history of the British people. This might occur again shortlv. Members of the New Guard should endeavour to foster all that was best in life while they actively organised to resist the enemies of their liberty and ideals. A member of the Now Guard who did not support the Church, which had withstood Communism for centuries, was only half a New Guardsman, in the same way that a Christian who did not actively combat enemies of his faith was only half a Christian.