AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13321, 5 March 1914, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn.—By Telegraph— Copyright.) SYDNEY, March 4. Fines totalling £1100 have been paid, by eight captains of oversea vessels for allowing prohibited immigrants to enter the Commonwealth. (Received March 5, 1.15 p.m.) SYDNEY. March 5. F. Harrison, D. MacAlister, and A. Parson have been selected to represent New South Wales with the Bisley team, | with -H. Met ton and J. Stinson as emergencies. , As, statistics showed that 40,000 persons avail themselves of the recentlyafforded opportunity of travelling during church hours on Sunday night, the commissioner turned down a protest by . tlie Evangelical Council against the new arrangement. The opening of the Legislative Assembly's debate on the Address-in-Reply was responsible for strong criticism of the Government's general policy and attitude regarding strikes. Albert Papakura, son of Maggie Papaktira. the Now Zealand guide, wa-s knock, ed down m the dark m a street m Penrith. On recovering consciousness it was discovered that he had been robbed of £20 he had won at the races. MELBOURNE. March 5. The Australasian Woman's Conference decided to approach the Government with a view to an amendment of the marriage law to prevent the marriage of those unfit for parenthood. •The stevedores have decided' to work j overtime. This clears the way for hearing the waterside workers' case.