AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14849, 28 November 1911, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.—Preaa Association,—Copyright* ■ TREVASOUS MURDER CHARGE, (Eeoeived November 27, 10.25 pjn.) Sydney, November 27„ The young man ; Campbell i Moir was ton -:h day formally charged with having , mur- ; dered Henry Trevascus at Glebe. Accused was remanded till Thursday. ■>Bail s, was not asked for. ; The plough coulter with! }V which Trevascus was -,i murdered has v beotf | identified as having been stolen* from ai','", 1 ' ! farm at : Emu Plains (where the letter ta j Trevascus, signed "Fisher," making ;am I appointment, y purported to- have been written). :v': ; -;v';v.. : . . * ' ■ - A TEMPORARY RETIREMENT, ■ Sydney, November 27. The New South Wales Government! has temporarily rearranged the - port*' folios, so as to enable Mr.' Carmichael (who resigned tho portfolios of Labour | and Public Instruction, owing to the arrest of a relative) to resume his place , later. In the reorganised Cabinet Mr. McGowen,, who has been f Premier, and ' Treasurer, gives the Treasurership to tho -';: newly-elected Minister, Mr'..' Dacey, and takes the Chief Secretaryship from ',"• Mr. ■ Flowers, who in turn : takes f over: Public; i Instruction (one of Mr. Carmichael'a Departments). . .> > A WHITE PEARLING INDUSTRY, .; Melbourne, November 27. ' . The Australian White .Pearlers' \'As-.' ■ sociation has obtained leave 'to bring white divers from England -to take/ the . place of aliens. "' ."'',, POISONED BY . SANDWICHES. Melbourne, November 27. ; Altogether ; 300 children were affected by the v corned beef \ sandwiches at; the Maryborough picnic. Six aro still dan-i gerously and 20 severely ill. * ] ■« NEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT. Sydney, November,27. Further good rains have fallen in thai wheat areas, and a much-improved out* v look is the result. . ;