AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15948, 19 June 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

GRANT HERVEY ON TRIAL.

STRICTURES OF THE JUDGE.

By Telesraph—Press Association Copyright.

_ & Sydney, June 18. The Australian writer. Grant Hervey, has been retried on a charge of forging a telegram in connection with the Norton divorce case, and has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment, sentence to be cumulative on the previous sentence of two years in connection with the sumo case. Mr. Justice Braund, in sentencing the prisoner, said: " You appear to bo a pastmaster in scoundrelism, and von are a danger to the community. You have shown great ability in crime." ,

The charges arose out of divorce proceedings. in which it was alleged that Hervey had undertaken to procure, for a consideration, evidence of misconduct on the part of the woman. It was stated that prisoner had posed as the other party in the misconduct, and had obtained £200 for his evidence.

"IP I WERE TSAR."

POLITICIAN

ON LIQUOR.

Sydney, June 18. Mr. Griffith, Minister for Works, replying to a deputation from the prohibition party, asking that school children bo taught the injurious effect of liquor, said: " If I were Tsar of this country, I would abolish the pule of intoxicants altogether." He added that a text book was being prepared to meet the deputation's request.

NEW SOUTH WALES MINES.

OUTPUT FOR 1914.

Sydney, June 18.

The mineral output of New South Wales in 1914 was valued at £10,409,702, a decrease of £1,595 The chief decreases were in lead, zinc, tin, and copper. These were the result of the war.