AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1703, 17 December 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. c Australian-New Zealand Cable Association 0 SYDNEY, Dm 16. v A second attempt to elect a Lord Mayor v Las failed, Messrs Richards and Lambert c ] again receiving thirteen votes each. Tho tt Council accordingly has adjourned till Do- c cembor 30, when another effort will bo y made. ....... t Meagher has boon committed for trial Jor j tho murder of his wife, who was found with j her head battered. Bail was icfused. _ , Tho High Court has returned a verdict for Mr Ryun against tho Argus. A faith- t ing damages was awarded to Mr Ryan. Tho Marino Engineers’ strike has rendered idle 50.000 tons of shipping. Practi- icully tho whole of the inter-Stuto traffic 3 will bo at a standstill within the next few 3 Received December 17, 10.40 a.m. I SYDNEY. Dm 17. Owing ta tho engineers’ strike, the sail- t ing of the Riverina has been postponed indefinitely. . Received December 17, 10.40 a.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 17. Tho Legislative Council passed tho ( The Commission has commenced the hear- < ing of evidence in the charges against i Judge Bevan, Mr Carey and Dr. Gilruth I that they were all interested in a mine at , Dalov river, of which tho lease was grant- , ed bv Dr. Gilruth and that land at Daley river was demanded for Bevan and Gilruth, who are the real owners; that they shook the confidence of the people of the Territory to such an extent as to cause the recent trouble. Dr. Gilruth and Mr Carey are also charged with being prepared to give improper consideration to the firm ot Vesteys to enable them to sell their meat wrk. to tho Ooggggh D „, The Assembly passed a Bill authorising the Government to make advances to farmers for tho purchase of seed wheat.