AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22063, 20 September 1933, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

TRAINING OF MINISTERS. DISCUSSION IN ASSEMBLY. MELBOURNE, September 19. The Presbyterian General Assembly had a long and warm discussion on Dr Angus’s ease, but reached no finality, a wide division of opinion becoming more apparent as the session proceeded. The acting moderator had to make repeated appeals for order. An attempt is being made to-day to clarify the position. A previous message stated: A special court of the Presbyterian General Assembly, which is considering Dr Angus’s case concerning his teaching at St. Andrew’s College, Sydney, is expected to confer with Dr Angus with the object of giving him an opportunity to state his position, after which the assembly will make a decision. The issue is as to how far should liberty of thought be permitted to a teacher entrusted with the training of future ministers of the Presbyterian Church. ARRIVAL OF THE WANGANELLA. SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS. SYDNEY, September 19. The Customs officers took special precautions this morning on the arrival of the Wanganella, the first ship from New Zealand since the proclamation of the embargo on the importation of English silver coin. They made careful inquiries of the passengers and others to impress the seriousness of the steps to prevent trafficking in coin. NEW SOUTH WALES UNEMPLOYED. WORK FOR LARGE NUMBER. SYDNEY, September 19. The State Government has made £2,500,000 available to the Water Board, which will thus be enabled to provide new works covering two years for 18,000 men. ILLEGAL BETTING. ! MEASURES FOR SUPPRESSION. SYDNEY, September 19, (Received Sept. 20, at 1 a.m.) An interstate conference of racing authorities, held in Sydney to deal M'ith illegal betting, recommends the Governments to legislate against the use of telephones by betting shops, the prohibition of broadcasting or publication of betting odds until the completion of the day’s racing, and professional tipping by newspapers which exist solely for that purpose.