AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
(By, Electric " Telegrajph—CopyrigKt)
(Per Press Association).
Beceived October 20, at 10.31 a.m.
MELBOURNE, This 'day.
The Federal Government has decided to appoint a Eoyal Commission composed of business men and no politicians. The commission, which will be men of moderate fiscal views, will investigate the.working tariff.
BRISBANE, This 'day. ■ As the result of a fire at Charters Towers 100 inen~;are temporarily.idle.•• J
v SYDNEY, This ; a a y| v - Piper, accused of the; niurder^of. his wife near Bathurst, was acquitted. ■
HOBAET, Tfiis 'day.
: The Loongana, turbine steamer, on her maiden voyage from Melbourne to Launceston took 10 hours from Heads to Heads,'and 15£ hours for. the whole journey, an average of 19.6 knots^ despite1 a nasty sea. : ■ --••
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7938, 20 October 1904, Page 5
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