AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Grey River Argus, 18 June 1925, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

VERDICT FOR LABOUR DAILY. MELBOURNE, June 17 By a ten to two majority the jury returned a verdict for defendant in the libel action (claiming £10,000) Pratten v. the Labour daily. YACHT ENDEAVOUR SAFE. SYDNEY, June 17 The yacht Endeavour is safe. A message was received at Sydney stating that she was at Gladstone, having put in there after experiencing very rough seas. AUSTRALIAN GOVERNORS. MELBOURNE, June 17. The Colonia) Office has intimated that, as soon as the various States,( reach unanimity, their wishes respect ing the cessation of appointing Governors from abroad will be acceded to. The Governors of several States are retiring within the next year, and it is possible that theit successors will bo ■ Australians. i ROBBERY UNDER ARMS. MELBOURNE, June 17 A motor bus carrying two bags containing £143, the day’s takings, was standing outside the company’s offices in Garden Vale, when a masked man presented a revolver at the driver, compelling him to leave the vehicle. The intruder took his place and drove away. Later the abandoned bus was found at Elsternwiek. One bag containing £l3O, was still aboard, but the other with £l3 was missing. There ' was no trace of the robber.