THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13954, 14 July 1909, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

RANK TELLER ARRESTED. Press Assotiat.ion-By Telegraph-Copyright MELBOURNE, July 13. Fitzsimmons, the missing bunk teller, lias been arrested at Brisbane. ' A RECORD SPEECH. The Opposition have resumed tho censure'stonewall. Mr Webster,.' continuing - Ills speech from Friday, put in 11 hours at a stretch. Tho debute was adjourned. FATAL FUED. ■ BRISBANE, July 13. As ;i result of a fued, Michael Pufly shot his liajf-brother, named Thomas Stack, a hotelkeeper, dead at Croydon. • Received 9 p.m., July 13Ui. SENTENCE COMMUTED. SYDNEY, July 13. Crooks' sentence for shooting Sinclair lias been commuted to imprisonment lor life. Received 12.5 a.m., July 11th. EXTRADITION. Tho extradition ot .Howard Stanton Walters has been ordered on a charge 0 e stealing two horses at Pukckohc, New Zealand. APPEAL FOR CHILDREN.

During the debate on tbo ceusuro motion, Mr Donaldson, a member of the Aborigines' Protection Hoard, made an appeal on behalf- of half-caste children in the aborigines' camps, who lie declared are being dragged up amid bacl surroundings- and without a. chance of leading useful ljves. Last year 2152 full blood and 4781 half-easto aborigines were in New South AY ales. Compared with the year 1882, the full bloods showed a decrease of 4398 and half-castes an increase of 2-112. Til 13 GOVERNMENT SAFE. The censure debato is proceeding. Tbo Government are determined if possible to force a division beforo the House adjourns. A Government victory is assured.