AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17393, 2 March 1922, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

N.S.W. RAILWAY SAVINGS. - (fiy <Jabl&~Pr«SB Associations-Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) SYDNEY, March 1. Mr J. Fra«er, CJiief Railway Commissioner, claims that £2,196,000 was 6lived by greater cooperation and efficiency in the railways and tramways in 1921. NORTH BRIGHTON TRAGEDY. (Received March Ist. 7.80 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 1. Gteorgo Baker was found guilty of the manslaughter of Joseph ltainsbury, and sentenced to five years' imprisonment. [The tragedy occurred at North Brighton on the night of December 31st. Mrs Baker, who was separated from her husband, arrived home late at night with her son and a boarder named Joseph ltainsbury, 87 years of age, a bookmaker. When they were entering the house Mrs Baker's husband appeared from one of the rooms and commenced firing a revolver. He fatally shot ltainsbury and wounded his wire in the head and his son slightly. Baker escaped to a paddock, exchanged shots with the police, and then shot himself in the head. Baker and his wife were sent to hospital.] ANZAG DAY. . (Received Maroh Ist, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 1. The Premier, Hon. J. Dooley, has announced that the Government had decided to declare Anzao Day a national holiday. RAILWAY COMMISSION'S REPORT. (Received March Ist, 10.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, March 1. The Premier, Hon. J. Dooley, stated that it was intended to legislate to give effect to the recommendations of the recent Commission on the railway strike. EARTHQUAKE IN MELBOURNE. (Received March Ist, 10.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, March 1. An earthquake of local origin was recorded at Melbourne. Its total duration was one minute. The record shows that the centre was within 100 miles of Melbourne. The shock was not violent. N.S.W. LAND POLICY. SYDNEY, March 1. The Hon. P. F. Loughlin, Minister of Lands, proposes to raise £10,000,000 during tne next three years to facilitate settlement, and to construct railways and irrigation works. The Government will cut up large estates, allowing the owners to retain land, valued at £20,000 exclusive of buildings. \ MOUNT LYELL CLOSING DOWN. MELBOURNE, March 1. Owing to the recent decline in the price of copper, and the failure of the company to obtain material relief in the scale of wages and working conditions through the Federal Arbitration Court, the Mount Lyell Board has decided to close down the mine and confine the blast furnace operations to smelting concentrates alone.