COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1914, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

ROSE BAY TRAGEDY. [x>sr Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Sydney, March 3. The police are offering a reward of £2OO tor information that will lead to the arrest of the murderer of .Dixon, a laborer, who was found with his head. battered, a bloody stick being beside Uie body. The companion who camped with him had disappeared. METHODIST CONFERENCE. (Received 11.55 a.m.) Sydney, March -I. The .Methodist Conference rejected a proposal for a limited company to finance foreign missions, and decided to ask the Australian and Xew Zealand conferences to arrange for guarantors for a proportion of the amount guaranteed, each conference to be responsible for the amount allotcd to it. WATERSIDE WORKERS' CASE. Melbourne, March 1. Under protest from the steamship owners against resuming the hearing of the waterside workers' case while the stevedores refused to fall into lino regarding working overtime, Mr Justice Higgins further adjourned the case till Tuesday. THE MAWSON EXPEDITION. Adelaide, March 1. At Dr. Mawson's civic welcome at the Town Hall the proceedings were enthusiastic. It was decided to send a cable of condolence to the relatives of Mertz and Ninnis, N.S.W. PARLIAMENT. Sydney, March 4. The Council adopted the Adclress-in-Reply.

In the Assembly Mr Wade attacked the Government policy. Mr Holman eplied and the debate was adjourned.