AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Southland Times, Issue 19519, 19 May 1922, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

(By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association) SYDNEY, May 18. Mr Bruntell is advocating a special educational loan of £1,000,00, for school renovations, and repairs to many buildings said to be in a deplorable condition. The quarter sessions of the Appeal Court, in refusing an appeal against a decision of the Fair Rents Court, ruled that the latter’s decision was final. The Banco Court refused an application on behalf of the two French prisoners for a rule nisi for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that there was no illegal detention.

In the course of an impassioned address on international relationships at the final session of the Congregational Union, the Rev. Mr Parkin said: “Let us proclaim war for what it is in all its stinking, starving reality until men refuse to fight, Anzac speeches are mostly glorification of the undoubted courage and wonderful spirit of our soldiers. We ought at least in the pulpit to picture the stinking, mad thing called war.” Following considerable controversy during the past two years respecting the cost of ministerial motor cars, committee appointed by the Cabinet recommended that six cars be dispensed with, but that the six Ministers affected be provided with a special vote whereby taxis may be hired w'hen necessary. The committee made a recommendation that the scheme be given six months’ trial. (Received May 18, 10.45 p.m.) Cabinet has called the district engineer at Wentworth to Sydney to advise it on the settling of the Murray lands between Morna of the South Australian border. He states that there are over 400,000 acres of irrigable land close to the river on which 20,000 men could be settled, and eventually 28,000 holdings could be provided for small cultivators on the basis of the Mildura settlement. MELBOURNE, May 18. It is announced that Mr McPherson (Treasurer) is standing for the new Federal seat, Deakin. It is also thought Mr Watt has eyes on it. MELBOURNE, May 18. (Received May 18, 10.45 p.m.) The bodies of Allan Fenton, 23, and his wife 19 were found on the bank of the Yarra, both with bullet wounds in the head. Later the man was found to have been poisoned. It is believed to be a case of murder and suicide. Mrs Fenton was an actress, and professionally known as Mis* Audrey Anderson. BRISBANE, May 18. Of nine cases of children admitted to hospital with the mysterious brain disease, seven proved fatal. The condition of one is most serious, but the other is likely to recover.