Spdnej Wireless.

Samoanische Zeitung, Volume 23, Issue 31, 3 August 1923, Page 3

Spdnej Wireless.

London, July 24. Officials of the Transport Workers Union were howled down by five thousand dockers. Unofficial leaders called upon the dockers to show their contempt for the leaders by leaving the hall. They did so leaving only the leaders on the platform. A fire on Victoria Wharf, Dartford, destroyed a number of exhibits intended for the British Empire Exhibition. Sydney, July 23. Turning of the first sod for the North Shore bridge took place on Saturday. At conclusion of the ceremony a cold banquet followed, with a musical programme. At Broken Hill, a serious quarrel occured in an Afghan camel camp. A priest and another man were taken to Broken HiirHospital to have their injuries treated. Advices received state that the steamer "Pukaki" struck a reef twelve miles from Noumea, on Sunday night. She is in no immediate danger.

Five steamers, coal-laden, with total shipments exceeding twenty-five thousand tons, are bound for South Australian ports, from South Africa and England. The statement is being made in Labour political circles that Mr not contest the leadership. Mr Lang is mentioned as the probable leader* and Mr D,unn or Mr Greig deputy leader. Mr Henry Moses has resigned his seat in the N.S.W. Legislative Council, having served 52 years in Parliament. Unless the scope of the Royal Commission to enquire into the loss of the steamer "Sumatra" is widened to enable seaworthiness and shipping generally to be investigated, no evidence will be tendered by the maritime unions. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey has announced that he will endeavour to leave New Zealand for London, for the opening of the Imperial Conference, sailing about August 28th.

Recent happenings indicate that a gang of wen is engaged in malicious doping of racehorses on Melbourne racecourses.

London/July 29. "Gadshill," the place where Charles Dickens lived and died, was offered for sale by public auction, and subsequently was withdrawn at five thousand pounds. Phyllis Mac Donald, a Syduey violinist, has been award* ed the bronze medal of the Royal Academy. A garden party at Buckingham PalaceVproved to be the season's most brilliant function. Over four thousand guests attended. Lady Allen presented Princess Mary with a greenstone Inkstand from New Zealand women, as a wedding present A contract has been signed lor the New Zealand Empire

Exhibition pavilion, costing: ' 8

Sydney, July 29. Four persons recently arrested iu connection with the death of Mrs Heayson, at Coogee during last October, reappeared at the Central Police Court. The Crown applied for a further adjournment, which was granted, but bail was now allowed. The ceremony of turning the first sod of the Northern Railway approach to the Sydney Harbour Bridge took place on the site (North Sydney station) to-day. Melbourne, July 29. . In a well-lighted part of Albert Park suburb, two men broke a jeweller's window, stole goods on show, and escaped. The Metropolitan Gas Company raised fierce criticism when recently it raised the price of gas from six shillings to eight aud sixpence per thousand cubic feet. Horse Racing.—Lindsay Gordon steeplechase: Haoma 1, Coolport 2. Glenoral Handicap.—Berrinbo 1, Eery Ilia 2. Stone outfought Healy, iu a boxing contest at Brisbaue. London, July 30. As the result of a colliery disaster in England, twentyseven men were killed. The men were engaged in fighting a fire, when an explosion occurred.

Australia won the first round in the Davis Cup match, against Hawaii. The doubles match was postponed owing to rain. Brisbane, July 29. The steamer "Monadnock" had her steering gear damaged by a gale. The cargo shifted, causing a heavy list, and it was impossible to effect repairs. The crew is endeavouring to trim the cargo, and to reach Brisbane, distaut 240 miles southward. In a sculling race, Casey beat Goodhill by six lengths. Melbourne, July 29. An influenza outbreak at Canberra has caused several deaths. Sydney, July 30.

A large coucourse of people attended the turning of the first sod at the Harbour Bridge. It was slated by the Minister of Public Works that the bridge was a benefit to South Sydney and to New South Wales generally. Ihe Minister for Public Works spoke of the bridge as being respects biggest m the world and remarked that it was designed by an Australian engineer, and would meet requirements tor >ears ahead. ■, A 20-mile cycling open roadrace, on Saturday, was wyu by Piper. . ni instances of shop windows being damaged by P being scratched occurred in Oxford Street on Saturday night The vandals operated in a wholesale way, seventeen wiudowsbeing damaged, auu \

many were damaged in the same way on Parramatta road. A motor fatality occurred on the National Park Road, when a motor-car backed over a cliff while attempting to allow another car to pass. The driver was killed and six passengers were injured.