AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19065, 10 January 1924, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY. ENCOURAGED BY GENEROUS GIFT. Press Association —By -blegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, January 9. Mr Ernest Munderlicsh, founder of Munderlicsh’s, Ltd., ceiling manufacturers, and vice-president of the British Astronomical Association of New South Wales branch has given his private observatory, with important books and instruments, to the association for the use of amateur astronomers. A BOYCOTT ATTEMPTED. SYDNEY, Januaiy 9. The Greta Miners’ Lodge has decided to ask its members to refrain from patronising the Maitland bakers, where night baking is in operation. The lodge has imposed penalties of £1 for a first offence, £2 for the second offence, and expulsion from the union for the third. MODERATOR OF N.S.W. ASSEMBLY. SYDNEY, January 9. The Rev. W. F. Robertson, minister of the Hay Presbyterian Church for the past 30 years, has 'been appointed Moderator of the New South Wales Assembly. DEFEAT ACKNOWLEDGED. SYDNEY, January 9. The Rev. Thomas Tait has resigned the charge of Scots Church aftet eight years’ service. He informed the Presbytery that city church life was different from that in the suburbs, where he had had a body of loyal workers. After an uphill battle for several years he felt compelled ic give in TUBE 01’ RADIUM DISAPPEARS. MELBOURNE, January 9. The medical staff of the Melbourne Hospital is perturbed over the disappearance of a tube of radium, valued at £3OO, which is believed to have been thrown into an incinerator with used dressings and other debris. A tube valued at £SOO was lost before, but was discovered in an incinerator. SMALLPOX AT THURSDAY ISLAND MELBOURNE, January 9. Three cases of smallpox were reported at Thursday Island on the steamer Francois Xavier. Seven cases have been reported on steamers from the East in the past few weeks. QUEENSLAND GOLD YIELD. BRISBANE, January 9 The Queensland gold yield last year was 84,8140 z fine, valued at £360,265, an increase of 5,4520 z over the previous year. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL ELECTION. ADELAIDE, January 9. The date of the General Election has been fixed for April 5. PARLIAMENT AT CANBERRA. SYDNEY, January 9. (Received January 9, at 9.30 p.m.) Dr Earle Page announced that the notices for the first Cabinet, meeting at Canberra on January 30 were now being issued. MEAT EXPORT TRADE. MELBOURNE, January 9. * (Received January 9, at 9.30 p.m.) After discussion with representatives of Vestey’s, the Federal Government made an offer practically on the lines of the ISI721 agreement. It is expected that operations will be shortly resumed at the Darwin works. HOODLUM ELEMENT AGAIN. MELBOURNE, January 9. (Received January 9, at 9.30 p.m.) A riot occurred at Foster during the absence of the local police, who have been on duty in Melbourne since the police strike. A gang of hoodlums attacked the business places, smashed plateglass windows and attempted to burn down the Mirror newspaper office. Police were summoned from Toora, and special efforts are now being made to recruit a force for the country districts. A FATAL RACE. ADELAIDE, January 9. Charles Beer and A. Berriman, who were travelling in a motor-car tried to race a train over a level crossing at Saddleworth. The car struck the engine and both men were killed.