AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 119, 17 May 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

fpKEBS ASSOCraSSION.J : WEST-AUSTRALIAN ELECTIONS. PERTH, May 15. v The 1 -Legislative Gouneil elections leave the parties practically unaltered. Labor won one aaid lost one seat. GILNDAGAI><GQLD. ... -SYDNEY, May 16. Two ciishes of specimens from the Long Tunnel Mine ;at Gundagai dollied i>2 ounces of gold. : ■: >. BOWLING. ''■■/■;'■/■. SYDNEY,. May IG. cEijigst, of Newcastle, Avon the Sin,gle^ianded Championship of the State.' ■ ..' POLITICAL DISHONESTY. .■'■ . 'r-:' ■ -:■.,': SYDNEY, May 16, / Mr Beeby accused ■ Mr. Wade of political dishonesty in connection with -his. recent, speech, in which. Mr Wade attacked the Government's Land Act. FEDERAL■:.; CAPITAL1 • LkESIGNS: ■■• '";■ .:..;. ■ :■'. '~ .-^MELBQURNJE^May -1^8..' ■- , : The report' of; the three adjudicators .-ibf;':the.: ,F.ederqJ'';c^pitalL.,'designs'>isvjipfc.unanimous- The designs, favored by^ "theymajority, are American, German,' • and French in1 ,that order.. ; BOX FACTORY BURNT. ["■'■} -■ ■'■:/. ''■• ' ■ S^DN^Y,. May 16. AA.Lfire.; destroyed the Oxford Box Factory at Annandale; Several adjoining buildings weres damaged by .Jbhe,.heat,.and theecilamage is estirnatod. at £6000. ■ ■'-•.■.'■•.■■■■- V-V -.^-v.v. \ '-'■.' ":\ • THE SINGER FRAUDS. :■;;■;■■■• ■>.■/■•;:. // V ? J3YpNEY,;May;i6. v £.vi the:. Singer Seavihg-iMachine Coni.pany cas.es the', tliird. charge against; ■'^'.^P'.VB-J^n-^t^stealing-'^^l of the "company'sviMcmPyv^aras; dismissed} no evidence being offered. ■ . . \ FOR,PUBIjiI£; WORKS, - (- ■!•■ .-.v :/;-r^.v)'V-S3i»|aߥ:iV;May.': l&:;;:i The Treasurer 'V fixpl^iris that the loan -floated -in Bbntlon. .is interided: to . / cov'er:'"a.utjib^ed'>l^ii^.oxpienditur6-oh! public ..woi;ksi andiMher {general pur-: -r>6.«es. ■ ■' ■■ r"r *y']J'?'Y;:-. ' ;N;'/v':'>'-■."■ . ■' ■■ "IN FAVOR OF' THE DEFENCE .■■../•.. ...-.•■.' ACf.-v.:;-.'... ■;•:• ,■ ,<;••■. '.-■■■■.:■■••' v. ■-: !May; IG. ; • The hallot of. tho?sßroken Hill members:,6f the •Amalgaiaated'''Miners'' Association, as to, whether they; tv'ero' in favor Of retaining i^e' Defence-Act, resulted : "Yes" 1124 -votes, ''no 956. :-^- ..proposal- to pay*, the; costs ]- of mem-' Jiei's refusing^toVcoi^ly -vyith, the' Act nyas- overvvlielmiiigly defeated;.. J

UNION vOF CHURCHES -SYJWEY, May 10. Tihe.Prosbytenan Assembly has con<sluded -ts de,nberatic»t>s ori the^quesuoik ot the miioji ot the Chuiches, and caineu an qmendment di&appi o\ ing oj the clauses legaiding the appointment ot minioteia. It was decided to ioiward the timeiidment to the Genclal oi Austiaha, without ■eing committed to the scheme or the r>ohey a«> a whole '

IKUIT COMMISSION. BRI3JBA^, May 1(5 The Itoyol Comrr.ission on the huit nndjv;Li 1 y has commenced its sittings Mi Fosc^", the chauman, stated that" he cliought the time had come ior the Federal Government to take hold ot all pioduetionb, in view of giving beliei iacihties ioi maiketingat home, and abioad AVitncs^^s d^laied thai, the oppnaition of Chinese gaidenei&i -xiid jmvoi tation fi om Fiji had made ih& giOAUft* of banaras unpiofit/able.