THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14222, 13 June 1910, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

Press Assodation-By Telegraph-Copyright BREACH OF PROMISE. SYDNEY, Juno 11. Sherman Mackenzie, a farmer of Brown's Plain, is suing Miss Edith MacVean, daughter of the owner of Howlong Station, for breach of promise, claiming £3OOO. FOOTBALL UMPIRE FINED. In the latest football case in Victoria, the umpire at a rowdy match was fined £2 for striking a spectator. The umpire was fighting his way out of a hostile crowd and struck the prosecutor. THE MILITARY COLLEGE. Colonel Bridges has beeu appointed commandant of the Military Collogo, with the rank of Brigadier-General and a. salary of £I2OO. EARTH TREMORS. The seismograph at the Observatory recorded several earth tremors during the week, some sharp and in one instance extending for forty minutes. A WIRELESS MESSAGE. Huddart, Parker and Co., are advised by a Durban wireless message received from their now steamer Zealandia, then 300 miles out at sea, reporting all well. NOT FOR SALE. A cable Ijas been received from the Argentine asking for a price to be put on the Melbourne Cup winner, Prince Foote. The owner, not being desirous of selling, replied £IOO,OOO. A LIBEL CASE. F. C. Cox has been awarded £SO damages for defamation against the newspaper " Truth." He claimed £IOOO. TASMANIAN ELECTIONS. The by-election for Wilmot, to fill the vacancy caused by the election of the late member to the Federal Parliament, resulted in the return of Mr Muleahy, the Labour candidate. In the first count the Labour party had a considerable majority, but the contingent vote placed the Liberal ahead. The Darwin seat was retained by Labour. DEALING WITH DESERTERS. At a meeting of the Queen's Jubilee Fund Dr MacKellar stated that 20 per cent, of the cases relieved were those where husbands had deliberattly deserted their family. This was in accordance with the experience of the Children Protection Act Committee. Of Gil women the committee were, assisting 233 who had been deserted by their husbands. A rigorous law was needed to deal with deserters. The meeting supported the New Zealand Government's proposal that the Australian States and New Zealand should pass similar laws dealing with the matter.