AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, 27 February 1913, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Of Ifileclric Telegraph--Copyright J J er Press Association, Received Feb. 26, at 0.5 p.m. Sydney, Feiif 2G. Argument has conclude;! and ji.d?msnt reserved in tho Government House case. Counsji for the Citizens' Committee argued that as the Governor was ,mi littperial o-Hicer and the representative cf the K'iiy, and as the Crcwji had S3t al'art 1' n:l for Itis TKfMflßce, isuch rtsidtna o.ime wilJiin tliu cat&ijory u f Im|;cii;il pro. perty, wherewith 1 the colonial Govcrnment 'had tiio light ito interfere as it was \ested in the Kiiij» in Mis regal capacity and'was the nation's projflrty. As to tiie argumant tlialt the Court was not constitute:! lor reviewing 'die policy of the Government, Ministers must not forget they are not a law unto, themselves and the sooner they understand they must not act unlawfully the'better. Received. Feb. -26, at 10:30 p.m. Melbourne, February 26. For the six days' cycle the weather was hot. The teams were well together, and a thousand miles were covered in C-l hours.

Received Feb. 26, a t 12.30 a.m. ■Melt'ourns, February 20. The Tennis Association has been ai i'is«i i>y cable that DoUst is nva aiile to represent Australia for tl

Davis Cup. Wilding will play if posiblc.

Melbourne, Fi.'b. 2(1. There is Iceen interest in many suggestiojns rejcartliiijr the r,a:ne of tiie 'Federal capital. Ministers arc maintaining the strictest secrecy. %oln is the name supposed to huVe Ministerial support, and wiijdi it is pointed out is easily translatable into the name of a prominent politician, and is not popular. M O'Midlcy, referring to the res west that Australian champiuhe be used in christening it, s.iid Lady Denniaii, iit naming it would not life imported nor Australi.'n chani-''■i-riis, ];dt water. Co.-hjlf iiefnatcd Fltzsimmr.Jis in the fourth round.