AUSTRALIAN NEWS
Loss of Ketch Hope for the missing ketch Annie has been abandoned in view of the discovery of wreckage at York Peninsula, which is believed to belong to tho vessel.' Omeo Murder Trial Thfpctrial of Ronald Geevcs Griggs on a chargo of murdering his wife at Omeo will commence at Melbourne tomorrow. Motor-Bus Accident A motor-bus at Adelaide got out of control, swung against a tramway pole and was overturned. Two passengers were injured. Highway Robbery Whilst Albert Bavin, a hotel employee, was conveying £225 in bank notes and silver to the South Melbourne branch of the Bank of Victoria, he was attacked from the rear and rendered unconscious, the money being stolen. Mount Morgan Mount Morgan rental valuations have been reduced by £12,000. One alderman remarked at the council meeting that the town, once a prosperous mining centre, was now down and out. financial Barometer . The more stringent financial situation in Australia, reports the Queenslander, is indicated by the, fact that the savings bank figures for the Commonwealth for the past quarter show a decrease in receipts of £658,523 over the same period of last year. Sugar Industry The Premier of Queensland, Mr. W.McCormack, visited South Johnston last week and had a frank talk with the sugar workers, dealing, with the strike and its issues, and the position of the sugar industry. It us hoped that Ms visit will result in bringing peace' to the industry, in a speech at Towusville Mr. MeCormaek . aaii Queensland . was depending too much on sugar,, and should cultivate ;other industries. The Government was prepared to establish experimental stations to encourage the growth of bananas.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16623, 16 April 1928, Page 7
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