AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Grey River Argus, 14 October 1926, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

KALGOORLIE MURDERS. I PERTH, October 12. I The Executive Council decided not J lo reprieve Coulter and Tre.Tene far! the murder of Detective Walsh and his companion. They will uc executed. i J. ATER. [ -V petition from Kalgoorlie and i Boulder praying for a commutation! of the death sentence on Coulter and] jTreffene was received by the Premier. It will be considered when the case' comes finally before the Executive Council. FLIGHT OVER TASMAN SEA. | SYDNEY. Ot-iober 12. | Captain Robertson, wh • arrived at; Sydney by the Flimaroa, to complete I arrangements for his projected flight I'rom Sydney to New Zealand, says that tin' scheme is entirely a private venturi' financed by private capital. lu‘tcrested New Zealanders had financed (tho flight to Ihe extent of £5OOO. i Robertson proposes to secure in a seaplane, which he considers suitable for the flight, but the (present engine will bi i’i'pla: - e<! by one. similar to that used by Cobham in his | recent flight. Robertson, who will enI list the assistance of an Ansi ralir u (pilot to accompany him. will make Ln | I ’< rouse (Botany Bay) the jumping-off place. Tt is estimated that the flight. I given ordinary condition-, "ill occupy Ihirlcen and a-hnlf hours. ROSS SEA WHALERS. FREMANTLE, October 12. Tho whaling steamers Pagodrom-i and Karrakatta arrived on route to Hubert, to join the whaling fleet which later proceeds to Ross Sea. N.S.W. POLITICAL BRIBERY ALLEGATIONS. SYDNEY, October 13. i Giving evidence before the Parliamentary Select Committie investigating the alleged bribery plot, Hon. Ale V\.ib lis (Vice-President of Die Executive, 'ami (’hairman of Directors of Labour Daily Newspapers) said he had no knowledge of the alb-god plot before th.' publico i ion in 1 hi' Labour Daily of an article' alleging that a plot existed. It was not published with his knowledge. After Iho article vas published, Farley came lo his house and that was flu' first time he knOAXinglv had seen Farley. The latter called on him twice afterwards, but he i (Willis) refused to have anything to do with him. Later, the editor of |“Labour Daily” told him (Willis) I that the articles were not based on information reci ived from 1 arley. r l he Committee adjourned sine die. ! N.S.W. RAILWAY INQUIRY. SYDNEY. October 12. Premier Lang announced that when matters following the coroner’s inquiry into the Manilla disaster. had been disposed of, he would appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding several recent fatal railway accidents. FIRE. SYDNEY, October 12. l ire in Hip City Council electric substation, Homebush Abattoirs, caused damage to the extent of several thousand sterling, to machinery. Three emplovecs were injured in lighting the outbreak. LATER. John Arthur, on e victim of the Abattoirs fire has succumbed to his injuries. BUTTER. FACTORY BURNT. BRISBANE, October 13. A fire destroyed the Nanango butter factory, near Maryborough, I lie damage is £20,000. PACIFIC FLIGHT. BRISBANE, October 13. A message, from Port Moresby, New Guinea states that Capt. Wiliams lias departed for Samari. N.S.W. STATE INSURANCE ENTERPRISE. il SYDNEY, October 13. > The Treasury insurance braneli - which was recently absorbed by the i Government Insurance Office, fur the . past year showed a profit of £50,006. FILM SPECTATOR’S REVOLVER ; GOES OFF. II SYDNEY, October 13. e Becoming excited during the screcn- '> ing of a film at. tho city theatre, just ’’ when an actor was about to shoot, a '■ dog, a youth, who had a loaded re--3 voiver in his pocket, pressed the trig’’Jgor. Tho report caused consternation 3 among the audience. The bullet, perforated the youth’s finger and passed on to hit a man. sitting in front, on 1 the neck. Fortunately, the wound was not serious. The youth was arrested.