AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22368, 15 September 1934, Page 13

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

WAGGA MURDER CASE MOREY’S APPEAL DISMISSED SYDNEY, September 14. (Received Sept. 14, at 9.30 p.m.) The Full Court of' Criminal Appeal to-day dismissed the appeal of Edward Morey, who was convicted and sentenced to death at Wagga for the murder of Percy Smith, Mo fey based his appeal on fresh evidence to the effect that Moricrieff Anderson, a local resident, had confessed to the murder of Smith. The court rejected this plea and confirmed the death sentence. . Anderson himself was subsequently murdered, and his wife, Lilian Anderson, was convicted of that crime on September 7 and sentenced to' 20 years’ imprisonment. CENTENARY EXPENDITURE MELBOURNE, September 14. The chairman of the France Committee (Councillor Nettlefold) stated that the proposed, gross expenditure of the Centenary Council was £102,935, and the estimated return £19,250.

AN AGGRIEVED PRODUCER

ADELAIDE, September 14 (Received Sept. 14, at 11 p.m.)

Miss Patricia Hackett, who was recently fined for throwing a bottle of ink at a reporter, has written to the Adelaide Advertiser, stating that in future no representative of that journal will be admitted to performances in the Torch Theatre, at which Miss Hackett’s plays are produced.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ORANGES

ADELAIDE, September. 14,

(Received Sept. 14, at 11 p.m.)

“ The complaints from New Zealand with regard to the quality and price of South Australian oranges are the result of inspired propaganda organised by certain Australian fruit brokers who Avers not in the past interested in the trade but, noAv apparently desire to enter this market,” declared Mr Murray, secretary of the Citrus Association, at Undenvood to-day. He said that the wholesale prices Avere subject to supervision by the New Zealand Government, but retailers might have ( made exorbitant charges. If instances of genuine wastage of fruit were reported the loss was made good to the buyer, therefore the allegation with regard to Avastage Avas incorrect. He added that reports from New Zealand were to the effect that the fruit was turning out quite well and the results so far enabled the groAvers here to receive 6s and 7s a bushel net at the orchard.

Mr A. G. Strickland, deputy horticultural inspector, said the fruit was carefully inspected before leaving Australia and every precaution was taken to ensure its arrival in good condition.