AUSTRALIAN.
United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 10.25 p.m., November 22nd. TRIAL OF JIMMY GOVERNOR. SYDNEY, November 22.
The trial of Jimmy Governor began today. Counsel for prisoner submitted that accused should be.acquitted, and based his plea on the ground that Jimmy had been outlawed, and could not plead in the usual way. He was practically convicted by outlawry of the offence in the indictment, and the sheriff could take and execute him with out further process. The Judge rejected the plea as the local law provided for an ordinary trial even in outlawry. Prisoner then pleaded not guilty. The trial is proceeding. Received 9.40 a.m., November 22nd.
MARIST PRIESTS FOR THE NEW
HEBRIDES,
News from Noumea states that the local parliament has been asked by the French Government, which is tantamount to a command, to vote £BO per head to send six Marist priests who recently arrived here, to the New Hebrides. WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. In the Assembly after an all night sitting, the Women’s Suffrage Bill was read a second time by 52 to 20, and taken through committee. CONFLICT IN NEW GUINEA. BRISBANE, November 22. A conflict took place at the mouth of the Morehead river, New Guinea, between the police and the notorious Tugeri headhunters. The police destroyed five canoes, and 30 Tugeri were drowned or killed. The Tugeri had previously raided a native vil lage and killed 15 persons. The punitive party had no casualties. DIYOPCE. MELBOURNE, November 22. A rule nisi was granted in the divorce suit Row v. Row, husband’s petition (respondent is a well-known actress named. Nellie Stewart) on the ground of desertion. ACQUITTED.
Mrs Wright rvas acquitted of the charge of killing her husband.
THE MOUNT LYELL COMPANY,
At the half-yearly meeting of the Mount Lyell Company, the net profit was shown to be £113,746, or after making all allowances for liquid assets up to September 30th, £119,146.
PENNY POSTAGE. The new Postmaster-General favours a penny post to Victoria.
THE AUSTRALIA
FREMANTLE, November 22.
Arrived—Australia, from London. Passengers for New Zealand —Mr and Mrs Wallace, Mr and Mrs Bromley, Mrs Buller, Mr Quick.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2950, 23 November 1900, Page 2
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