FORGERY CHARGE DWINDLES.
MELBOURNE, February 8. A deputation of flourmillers urged the Government to provide ships for the export of flour, otherwise, they said,' the mills would have to close. The Minister, interviewed, stated that the Government was endeavouring to obtain an order from the Imperial authorities. Shipping risks were not interfering with export but the Australian millers were affected by the interests of British millers.
\ SYDNEY, February 8. Howell P"*jce, an ex-lieutenant, has been committed for trial on a charge of forgery. Bail was refused. Accused's counsel said the case had dwindled from one involving £66,000 to one involving about £9200, and only £450 waa not accounted for.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 35, 9 February 1917, Page 6
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