THE COMMONWEALTH

Timaru Herald, Volume CVII, Issue 16611, 21 August 1918, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH

e A SUCCESSFUL LOAN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn. LONDON', August 19. The Commonwealth loan has bee fnlly subscribed. THE POLICE SCANDAL INQUIRI Received 11.5 p.m., August 20fch. SYDNEY, August 20 The T.W.W. Commission is creatin intense interest. Crowds flocked t hear the evidence of Scully, ivho aj. Feared. He denied that be made an arrangement with the Crown to leav the country. He went because he d< sired to make a fresh start elsewhere In the final settlement ho received £37 10s, including salary. Tho witnee identified a statement containing digest of tho case, from Lis point c vi«w. which he then believed to be ; true and boncst comment. He swor •at" the trial that he believed that th several accused were innocent, wherea lie expressed tho opinion thai other were guilty. He denied stating tbat; great deal of evidence was framed u by detectives or that if a Royal" Com mission were appointed he would giver idonee, believing that a miscarriag of justice had occurred. I PROPOSED INCREASE OF LETTEI POSTAGE. MELBOURNE, August 20. The Government is discussing tin abolition of tho penny postage and in creasing the rates similar to those ad opted by tho British Government. 1' is anticipated that as the result o the" increase the postal revenue wil be £-500.000 annually.