AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16496, 31 July 1924, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

SYDNEY, July 30. ’ In the Legislative, Assembly Mr. McTicrnan gave notice of his intention of moving that the action of the Government in prosecuting union officials in connection with the Port Lyttelton hold-up is deserving of censure. The matter will come before the House on Thursday. Giving evidence before a Royal Commission of inquiry into the railways, consisting of visiting experts, Sir Mark Sheldon, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said the administration of the railways should be free from political influence, which at present was exercised to a. shocking extent,. He gave as an instance the city railway, which, he stated, everyone knew was not being run on business lines hut as a poltical expedient. Obituary : Mr. A. J. McCabe, a member of the famous "Wallaby” Rugby team. , Hie Paddon-Felton sculling race has been definitely fixed' for August 12. (Received Julv 31, 10.35 a.m.) • ‘ SYDNEY, July 31. Arrangements have been made to ship 30,000 tons of Queensland’s sugar crop to Britain. This disposes of more than half the estimated surplus. MELBOURNE, July 31. Tlie House of Representatives carried .the third reading of the Defence Equipment Bill. 3lr. Bruce stated the cost of the cruiser proposed to be built in England would 1 be approximately £2.200.000. Damage estimated at £i5,000 was caused l>y a fire which broke out in a building occupied by A, Kosminsky at the corner of King and Bou.rke streets.