THE COMMONWEALTH.
■ .:■ „■.:»■ -J ! FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S CLAIM; | (By Cafcle-Pwjs < A«sod«rtl«*-<>>pyrig!M.) (AuvtrilleCa »na N.Z. C»pi«. AMoeUUos.) (Received August 16th, 9.8Q p.m.) SYDNEY, August 15. An action has commenced in which the Federal Government claims £29,662 from Milne Brothers, engineers}- of this city , The olaim alleges .that tfes amount was paid to defendants for goods which were not supplied to Cockatoo Island Dockyard. William Milne, a member of the firm, is serving a sentence in connexion with frauds'at the dockyard. ALLEGED LIBEL. o —, — (Received August 15th, 9.80 p.m.) MELBOURNE, August 15. An action has commenced in which Willis, secretary of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees' Federation, is .claiming £SOOO damages for alleged libel from the "Argus" neswpaper. . The alleged libel was published in i-onnexlon with the stewards' strike and referred to Willis aa "a wrecker" and as "ah undesirable importation from America.." AJtOHSISBOF MANNEC. MELBOURNE, August 15. . Archbishop' Mannix, in a : speech, stated, that his passport issued in England was marked. "Does not entitlethe bearer to land in Australia. He sails at his own risk." " He did sail, and he uii not regret it. ." '■ v
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 7
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183THE COMMONWEALTH. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 7
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