AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14925, 24 February 1912, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Te>smEh.—Press AsaoaiAilion.—a>i>£rfffkb» THE GLEBE MURDER APPEAR r. (Bcoelved February 23, 9.40 pja.) I *■; Sydney, February 23. The appeal against the conviction ofi Campbell Moir for murdering John Tre-i vascus -at Glebe was dismissed.- The) ground of the appeal was that the Solid-. tor-General, in his address, •; contravened the Crimes Act by commenting on .the; fact that the prisoner had refrained from; giving evidence on oath on his own be-* half. ... ' ACQUITTED ON MURDER CHARGE, Melbourne, February 25. Holt has been acquitted on a charge of murdering Tullidge, who attacked Holtj while he was walking with Tullidgo's divorced wife. COMMERCIAL BANKING COMPANY, Sydney, February 23. - A special meeting of tho Commercial Banking • Company of Sydney, decided'to increase the capital to £3,500,000, by create ing 20,000 additional £20 shares. CENSURE MOTION REJECTED. Sydney, February 23. The McGowen ,{Labour) Government applied the closure to the, debate in the Legislative Assembly on the censure motion, moved by . the Leader of the> Opposition, Mr. Wade, and the motion* was rejected by 40 votes to 34. (Received February 23, 11 p.m.) Sydney, February 23.

In the Legislative Assembly Mr, Levien crave notice that he would move; an f -, , amended motion on Monday, to too effect that, because of his partiality for J Mini&« terialists and his unfair treatment , of Op. poßitionists, Mr. Speaker Willis lias for* feited the confidence of the House. ' i A RAILWAY COLLISION. ;- SYtttjEr, February 23. A collision occurred between a railway; motor and a goods train at Newnes. Thel motor was smashed and four passengers were injured, but none seriously. i.;',.■;;; 4 SIX DAYS' CYCLING KAOE. Melbourne, February 23. ■ In the six clays' cycling race another team dropped out last night, white ■ Doteauer lost two laps. The, others covered 1052 miles at midnight—29 mi.es behind the Sydney record.