AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 242, 9 October 1920, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

A FRANK SWINDLER.

ADOPTING A TOWN.

, JUDGES AND POLITICS.

BLAZE AT BOTANY.

j SLY GROG "LICENSES." j

AFTER EIGHTEEN MONTHS, j

I BROTHERS'. FATAL QUARREL SYDNEY, this day. ; Two boys, Martin Schmidtke, aged lfi, 1 and Ernest Schmidtke. IT. station hands ■ near Gu'g-ong, quarrelled over the theft iof a ring belonging to Martin. Ernest fired two shots at Martin, just missing his 1 cart, and then shot himself in thu forehead, dying instantly. — (A. and J X.Z. Cable.)"

j PROBLEM OF WHEAT PRICES. '* SYDNEY, this day The Premier lias ajrrpod to a Premiers' j conference at the end of October to deal i with the wheat problem and the world's ! parity.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

(Received 11.30 a.m.) DEARER COAL. MELBOURNE, this day. Mr. Hughes has announced that the price of coal produced in New South Wales and sold in Australia has been increased, upon the recommendation of the Prices Commission, by 4/ a ton as from September 27.—(A. and N.Z.) |

MELBOURNE, this day. One of the largest insolvency schedules filed in recent years is that of Robert \V. Matthews, importer. The debts total ,e73,(iSti, and his assets £22,882. Bankrupt's statement candidly admits that he obtained money for investment by representing that other investments had produced profit, whereas he at all times knew the transactions were fictitious and there were no such profits (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

MELBOURNE, this day. A meeting of citizens pressed on the Lord Mayor the suggestion that in memory of the great Australian victory of August, 19IS, at Villers Bretonneux Melbourne citizens should adopt Villers Bretpnnenx and become responsible for the restoration of the town. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.)

SYDNEY, this day. The Chief Justice declined to accede to the Government's request to make available a judge to inquire into the question of the proposed increase of salaries of members of Parliament. His refusal was based on the contention that the judiciary should not be involved in political matters.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

j SYDNEY*, this day. I The works of Wright and Bruce, wool ' scourers, at Botany, were destroyed by fire, the damage totalling £55,000.—(A. ! and N.Z. Cable.)

SYDNEY, this day. | I Police figures show that sly grog con- | | victions for the year ended .Tun.; 30 j I totalled 147, and the fines aggregated! £5531 sterling.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) |

! SYDNEY, this day. I In consequence of the Barrier award! ; the smelters are re-starting at the Sul- j phide Corporation ore works at Cockle I i Creek.—(A. and N.Z. CaDie.i I I

SYDNEY", this day. j ; Two boys, Martin Schmidtke, aged lfi,' 1 and Ernest Schmidtke. 17. station hands ' near Gu'gong, quarrelled over the theft ■■ of a ring belonging to Martin. Ernest fired two shots at Martin, just missing his 1 cart, and then shot himself in the : forehead, dying instantly. — (A. and ' N.Z. Cable.)"

* SYDNEY", this day The Premier has agreed to a Premiers' conference at the end of October to deal with the wheat problem and the world's I parity.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.)