AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20385, 17 April 1928, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE MINISTER OP" CUSTOMS. REPORT ON DOMINION VISIT. (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) CANBERRA, April 16. Mr .H. E. Pratten (Minister of Customs) will submit to Cabinet to-morrow a report on his recent visit to New Zealand to enable him to negotiate a new I trade treaty with the Dominion. He will state that he was unable to induce the New Zealand Government to agree to any change in the treatment of Australian Joutter. —Australian Press Association. A MOTOR CAR OVERTURNS. J TWO PASSENGERS KILLED. MELBOURNE, April 16. A motor car, containing 10 passengers, when negotiating a turn in the roadway at Kew, crashed into a fence and overturned. Charles Sheratt and John Ryan were killed and four other persons were injured.—Australian Press Association. NEW SOUTH WALES BUDGET. A DEFICIT FORECASTED. SYDNEY, April 16. The Treasurer will deliver the Budget when the State Parliament reassembles tomorrow. There will be n.o increase taxation, with the exception of the reimposition of the liquor tax. A deficit for the present financial year will be forecasted.— Australian Press Association. NEW LOG FOR SEAMEN. STATEMENT BY THE OWNERS. SYDNEY, April 16. The. Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association states that until the awards have been observed by the Maritime Unions' Association it is determined not to continuo the conference with the seamen for the purpose of discussing a new log.—Australian Press Association. MUTINY AT BATHURST GAOL. A WARDER OVERPOWERED. SYDNEY, April 16. It is just disclosed that a section of the prisoners at Bnthurst Gaol recently mutinied and overpowered the warder in charge of them, and took possession of the boot shop, the contents of which were badly knocked about. The mutineers, who alleged that' one of their number had been ill-treated, were eventually subdued. —Australian Press Association. VICTIM OF SHARK ATTACK. PROGRESSING FAVOURABLY. SYDNEY, April 16. (Received April 16, at 9 p.m.) Maxwell Steele, the victim of the Bondi shark attack, is progressing and is expected to recover.—Australian Press Association. HARBOUR BRIDGE WORKSHOPS. STRIKE OF CRANEMEN. t>YDNEY, April 16. (Received April 16, at 10 p.m.) Work at tha harbour bridge workshops at Milson's Point is at a standstill today owing to a sudden demand by a dozen cranemen for additional pay equal to the recent increases granted to the ether bridge workers. —Australian Press Association. PROBLEM OF THE DAY. THE CANCER SCOURGE. SYDNEY, April 16. (Received April 16, at 10 p.m.) Giving evidence before the special Federal Committee which is investigating the establishment of a school of public health in connection with the Sydney University, Professor Chapman said that the most pressing problem confronting the medical profession in Australia to-day is cancer, which accounted for one in ten deaths. The mortality was increasing, but they knew that if better training for medical men was available it could be reduced.—Australian Press Association. THE COOKS' DISPUTE. APPLICATION BY OWNERS. SYDNEY, April 10. (Received April 16, at 11 p.m.) . The ship owners approached the Arbitration Court to-day asking that summonses bo issued requiring the officials of the Marine Cooks' Union of Sydney and Melbourne to appear before the court on Friday next. The owners' application asks for the determination of the award and the insertion of a clause prohibiting members of the Cooks' Union taking part, and also the suspension of the award if members of the Marine Cooks' Union join any strike.—Australian Press Association. NOT WANTED IN JAPAN. LABOUR DELEGATE DEPORTED. SYDNEY, April 16. Advices have been received that Mr J. Ryan, who represented the Australian trade unions at the Shanghai Pan-Pacific Conference, has been deported from Japan on account of his alleged Communistic beliefs.—Australian Press Association.