THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14324, 14 October 1910, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

NO LICENSE CAJIPAIGN. Press Association—By Tel. —Copyright. SYDNDEY, Oct." 13. Ail parties held monster rallies last night on the eve of the election, the leaders making final appeals. The liquor interest is lavislily spending money, and flooding the newspapers with, page advertisements setting out the evils likely to occur under no license.

N.S.W. ELECTIONS. AND NO LICENSE POLL. Received 12.40 a.m., Oct. 14th. It is not- easy to forecast the result of the elections. The campaign lias been conducted with great vigour and considerable bitterness. Both sides express themselves as confidant. Calculations are out of the question, indications point to Labour returning c'.ateri-illy stronger and lvith a possibility or ousting; tlia Wade Govern--meat.

Tho no-license party's hopes of increasing tho "dry" vote appsar to bo well founded', and the shutting of the v.*hole of the hoteis in. a'j least one or two electorates is not improbable.

ABNORMAL WEATHER, Heavy frosts during the past few days havo caused great damage in various parts of the country. The fruit and vegetable crops ill many places have been almost ruined.

ECCLESIASTIC. The Anglican Synod carried a resolution in favour of adapting the Book of Common Prayer to the needs of the Church of Australia.

ATHLETICS. In the big handicap at Coraki regatta, Sydney Kemp defeated Fenton by half a length. Day was third. Pearce lost his heat to F. Matterson.

Holway, the champion sprinter of the world, has arrived at Fremantle. NO CONFIDENCE MOTIOfr. A, •TROUBLESOME?MEMBER. t Receivefli ; &-- p.m;, PERTH,Oct. 13. the no-confidence flebatV.«H<lecl unexpectedly, after an angry Scene. Messrs ory, Price, and Bath teiterated their charges of maladministration denounced the Premier's conservatism. The motion was defeated by 21 to 20. Mr Heitmann (Labour) was removad for dofying the Speaker. He refused to.loave quietly, and wrestled with the Sergeant-nt-Arms till .his Qolleaajiea DaV v