AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 18513, 21 December 1923, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

WOMEN ON JURIES. SYDNEY, December 20. Representatives of tbo various women’s organisations requested Mr T. J. Ley, Minister of Justice, to legislate to give women the right to sit on juries. The Minister ejTiipathetica.ily replied, and promised to submit the request to Cabinet. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. TEACHERS’ DEMAND. SYDNEY, December 20. The annual conference of the Public School Teachers’ Federation carried a resolution demanding preference to members of the federation and that non-membera should bo paid at a reduced rate. NEW SOOTH WALES PARLIAMENT. SYDNEY, December 20. > The Assembly passed the Monopolies Bill and tie second reading of the Juvenile Emigrants’ Bill, amid scenes of uproar. The Government gagged the measurer, through, fifty-four divisions being taken. The Liquor Bill, as amended by the Legislative Council, was also passed. The Juvenile Emigrants’ Bill provides that the Government shall act as guardian of the boys upon their arrival, as is done by New Zealand and South Australia. A motion by the Government was passed appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the proposed creation of a new State. RINDERPEST OUTBREAK. PERTH, December 20. Following fresh cases of rinderpest, Mr Weston, who is in charge of tho task of locating tho origin of tho outbreak, stated that ha announced definitely to the Government on November 20 that the disease was rinderpest. The statement that there was no definite diagnosis was merely a matter of public policy, and was made in the hope that the disease would bo eradicated without the State ever having to admit that it bad been infected. The Government has decided to compensate the owners of slaughtered cattle. MURDER CHARGE. SYDNEY, December 20. Cameron has been committed for trial on a charge of murder.—A. and N.Z. Cable.. [While Ernest Dunham, aged twentyeight, was walking in York street, Sydney, on December 10, during tho busy part of tho afternoon, with a woman he was accosted by a man who was known to tho latter. High words ensued-, resulting in an exchange of blows. A revolver was then fired, a bullet entering Dunham’o back and killing him instantly. Two policemen who were nearby captured a man with a revolver- in his hand. A latex message stated that Robert Cameron was the name of the man who was arrested,]