AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 15539, 8 July 1914, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. REMARKABLE STORY. SYDNEY, July 7. A man named Robbins surrendered himself to tho police, stating that he strangled seven persons at Port Melbourne seven years ago. Tile Melbourne, police have no record of tho crime, and doubt the story, PROFESSOR MARSHALL HALL. MELBOURNE, July 7. Tho Melbourne University author!tics have appointed Professor Marshall Hall to the Ormond Professorship of Music, rendered vacant by the death of Professor Peterson. [Professor Marshall Hall formerly held this chair, having been the first Ormond professor appointed.] NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. NO-CONFIDENCE AMENDMENT LIKELY. - SYDNEY, July 7. The State Parliament opened to-day with the usual ceremony. The Governor’s Speech, as foreshadowed, concerns practically every department of legislation. It indicates many reforms, a vigorous policy of public works in connection with the State’s needs, and decentralisation is promised. Mr Cann w r as elected Deputy Leader of the parliamentary Labor party, vacant since Mr Holman succeeded Mr M'Gowan as leader. July 8. (Received July 8, at 9.50 a.rn.) A clause iu the Governor’s Speech declared* that the Crimes Act would be amended to put an end once for all to the death-penalty, even for capital offences. The Legislative Council adopted the Ad-dress-in-Reply. In the House the Leader of tho Opposition (Mr Wade) secured the adjournment of the debate. It is understood that he will move an amendment against the Government to-day. A CHANCE DISCOVERY. QUARTZ REEF LOCATED. MELBOURNE, Julv 8. A party of rabbiters found a 20oz gold nugget in some old alluvial workings at Buninyong (near Ballarat), and subsequently an outcrop o£ payable quartz was discovered.