AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 4 October 1924, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Electric Telegraph.—bopyrlght.} (Australian and JS\ZI. Onble Assneintiori.)

SYDNEY, Oct. 3

Still another complication has arisen legarding the world’s scr.Hing ! chairipion ship. Goodsell lodged a- deposit for a race yesterday, but it appears that McDevitt- posted a deposit ' to'-Paddon on the 29th of September. Therefore he claims the first race with Paddon or his forfeit, as under the rules the latter cannot retire. It is considered unlikely that Paddon wiU again contest the title. Tlie Marine Board suspended the master’s certificate of Captain Gi imstone for two years from the Ihtli August, the date when Mie ferry, steamer Karecla Crashed into tin wharf.

Mrs Ruby Diamond, aged 34, a native of New Zealand, who it is stated, was recently divorce ! from her husband and was staying at the Grand Hotel,' died from the effects cf poison. A maid saw her ill in the passage and naked the cause. Diamond replied, “I don’t feet well. I have got a hill in my room and I ha-vo no money to pay it. 1 have taken something I bought for a. dog.” She died shortly after her removal to tiie hospital. According to tlie polios deceased stiff "red from insomnia and. was in' the habit of taking narcotics. SYDNEY,. This Day:

Paddon confirms- the statement filial he received challenges from Godsell and McDevitt. He always understood in.the event of the champion retiring the title would revert to the man from whom it was won; and lie was altogether mystified witli the present development. Ho certainly would not liavo announced lilts retirement had lie thought the title would not- go hack’ to Hadfield. He would reserve liis decision until Something more definite was. known as to whether lie has to row or forfeit the title.

The Premier and other Ministers decline to discuss the position created by the Legislative Council throwing out the Marriage Amendment Bill, but are apparently not unduly troubled over the result. Consideration of the question is being loft over till the next ' regular meeting of the Cabinet on" Tuesday. V arious suggestions were mooted to overcome the difficulty; ono of which it is understood is receiving considerable support, being the introduction of'another Bill making a civil ceremony before a State offical, the only form of marriage recognised by-law. Any_ : religious ceremony the contracting parties might desire could be performed later. ■ •Concerning the’rejection of the' Ho Tem.cre Bill; it is stated that the Premier and a majority of Ministers will oppose any move to hold an election this year on the issue. ' One minister ex-, pressed the opinion that ultimately Cabinet would probably decide to hiako five or six appointments to the Legislative Council; further, that early next year a short session would be held wheii the Bill would he reintroduced. Having passed all its stages in the Lower House, then if the Council again rejected it an appeal would he made to the electors.

MELBOURNE, October 3. The Income Tax Reductions Bill passed both Houses. .MELBOURNE, This Day.. During the first six months of the current year 45,905 European migrants have arrived in Australia, of whom 41,505 were British and the balance mostly Southern European. BRISBANE, This Day. Queensland railways showed a deficit last financial year -6f £1;593j066, accordin'''gto the Commissioner’s report tabled in the Assembly, compared with a deficit of £1,475,192 the previous.'year. " "Six line's showed' a profit, twenty-seven paid partial expenses, and fifty-eight were a dead loss. " ‘ ' A * 1 L h The annual report of the AuditorGeneral shows a'surplus for, the year of £12,707. Accumulated deficits total £BIO,OIO. ' •' "■ . ' A HOBART, This Day. In the Assembly the Treasurer submitted the' Budget, which-shbwed a deficiency last financial year' of £210,705. The public debt at 30th June amounted to £23,732,685, an increase Of £1,293,509.