POINTS FROM THE NEWS

Northern Advocate, 26 October 1935, Page 9

POINTS FROM THE NEWS

rpHE schooner Pearl was caught in a heavy swell off the entrance to Clarence River and washed on to the beach, states a Sydney message. She soon became a total wreck and the crew of four swam ashore. The Pearl, which is of modern design, was built in New Zealand and sailed to Aristralia.

mnE Industrial Commission announced in Sydney yesterday that the current basic wages in New South Wales —£3 8/6 a week for males, and £1 17/- for females —will remain unchanged for the present.

rpHE Lord Mayor of Newcastle, Mr R. R. Dalgliesh, led a deputation to the Dominions Secretary, Mr J. H. Thomas, urging the need of substantial migration. To safeguard migration, he said future schemes, must be adequately, financed and the interests of migrants protected. A co-ordinating committee should be appointed under the chairmanship of the Under-Secre-tary for the Dominions. Mr Thomas replied that it was not right, to ask people to migrate unless they ' were welcome in the Dominions. If a proper scheme of co-operation with the Dominions were worked out the Government would give it every assistance. rPHE British Labour Party has opened a 2,000,000 shilling fund to fight the election. TN the Supreme Court at Christ- , church, John Robert Armstrong who was found guilty of robbery with violence was sentenced by Mr Justice Northcroft to two years' and nine months’ imprisonment. The case was the sequel to the theft of money from an aged man who, with £l6 in his possession, visited some hotels in Christchurch, and then met accused. A MESSAGE from Washington says the United States’ Government has. accepted Britain’s invitation to attend the naval conference. However, until the text of the invitation has been received, and the scope of the conference is learned, the decision regarding the composition *of the United States’ delegation will be deferred.

A TRANSVAAL farmer convicted c f flogging a native servant suspected of stealing cakes has, following the native’s death, been sentenced to six months’ hard labour and a flogging of six strokes. It is usually difficult to get juries to convict in such cases. The judge described the farmer’s conduct as “a disgrace to the nation.”