THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14276, 17 August 1910, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

l'r«ss Associalion-15 T Telegraph-Copyright 3 ATTEMPTED TR.U.\--"WI}ECKI.\G. ? SYDNEY, August 10. j] .A deliberate attempt was made to': wreck tin- "Warhiu'ton passenger train.: A .sleeper was placet! ~Nt-he 1j,,,., hut u was knocked aside by the online. i

PRIEST AS COUNCILLOR. A Catholic priest has been elected a councillor for Smythedale, Victoria.

STATE LEGISLATION. In the Assembly the Second Ballot? Bill was read a first time. The chief .j opposition was on the ground thtft it • was unnecessary and cumbersome. The j Clerical "Workers Bill was read a se-J cond time. i

LIBEL ACTION. In the libel action by Archbishop Clarke against J,-,],„ Norton, proprietor of "Truth." application was made by plain!ig in the Practice Court. Melhourne. that defendant should give further particulars of his defence on the ground that the defence as siat-d was embarrassing, oppressive and irrelevant. His Honour agreed that particulars should be given and the matter stood over.

THE RICHMOND DISASTER

At the Richmond disaster enquiry the superintendent of the goods service was asked if the Victorian Railway Department winked at breaches of the regulations until accidents happened. He hesitated and said he was placed in a funny position.

CARTTR.E OF PTRATES. I Eastern advices ("received at BrisI bane), state flint three weeks apo two I boats, manner! by pirates. appeared near Dairen. The Japanese authoriI ties despatched police, shots were cx- ! changed, and one boat was captured. j LAND FOR SETTLEMENTS. i Received 12.5 a.m., August 17th. The Assembly approved of the purchase of three ..states aggregating about •_».j.(K)O acres for closer settlement purI poses. j BOFXTY FOR OIL. j Mr Tudor informed a Victorian deputation asking fir a bonus fir the dei veiopment of the oil and shale indu.--i try that the Government had decided j to introduce in the near future a Bonnj ties Bill providing for a bonus of £lO,- | 00C) a year for five years for the pro- | ductioTi of refined kerosene in Australia. The conditions would be so framed that imported crude oil refined in Australia .would not be eligible for the : bounty. Received 9.5 p.m., August lGth. NEWS CABLE SERVICE, In the House of Representatives. Mr' Ratchelor gave notice of motion for i to-morrow in favour of giving assistance to a cable service for the AusiraI linn Press in the form of a subsidy of j .-CGOOO, whereof £2500 shall be paid the I first year, i2OOO the second, and '£•1500 the. third. Any association applying for such subsidy must be preparj td to supply at least 0000 words weekly of cable news.