AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 22 November 1923, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

KKB FBBSS ASSOCIATION—COPYBIOHI SYDNEY', November 21. The National Insurance Royal Commission, appointed by the Federal Go vernment has commenced its sittings m Sydney. The scheme will embrace 1,600,0bv "age earners and will involve, according to the estimates submitted Irom various bourceb, enormous hums. SY DNEY, November 21. In the Negozio divorce case, Mr Holman (counsel lor respondent) addressing the Court argued that the charges were founded on suspicion only. Petitioner seemed inbued with the idea that divorce proceedings were a sufficient weapon with winch to destro. Commander Vitali, who had succeeded him as Italian Consul in Sydney. Counsel for petitioner made much capital out of the fact that Vitali was not put in the witness box. He allowed a woman, whose honour was ... stake to bear the brunt of the battle. II this worthy chevalier was so desirous of lighting a duel with Negozio. why did he lack the courage to enter the box in defence of the honour of ths woman. He declared that Vitali had not the courage of a rabbit. SYDNEY, November 20. The Assembly rescinded the amendment carried on Friday by oil to 36, and carried a motion that the Committee of Supply should be given leave to sit again. The fate of the Government hung in the balance throughout the debate, as Sir George Fuller was determines not to negotiate with the Progressives till the motion was rescinded, and the latter were equally determined to again vote against the Government if n compromise was not effected. The debate continued for over six hours. Government members stonewan ing m the hope that the peace-makers in the lobbies would succeed. Mr Chapman, the Federal Minister, arrived at nine o'clock and he is credited with bringing the conflicting parties together, with’ an agreement whereby the Progressives- will be taken into the Cabinet on the same lines as in the Federal Ministry. When the motion was put to the House, the National Progressives voted en bloc in its favour. MELBOURNE, November 20. 11 is understood that the Federal Cabinet favours sinking the Australia at sea. The suggestion that the vessel should be filled with concrete and used as breakwater at Cott’s harbour, is regarded as a technical infringement of the Washington Treaty. MELBOURNE, Nov. 2. The force of the explosion at the Australian Explosive Company’s works, in which three men were killed, was such that it shattered many windows within a halt-mile radius. The sound was heard miles away. An employee named Mounsey, working close to the scene of the explosion, rushed in before the smoke cleared, to the assistance of Inglis, who, however, was beyond aid. The mixing house and tons of earth which surrounded it as a protection were completely blown away, leaving a deep hole. BRISBANE, November 21. The police has received news of a tribal tragedy at Long Pocket, in which an Aboriginal named Julius Ceasar was fatally tomahawked by another Native named Pompei. It is asserted that the reason for the crime was that Ceasar had murdered Pompei's father some years ago.