THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16260, 29 October 1920, Page 8

THE COMMONWEALTH.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. , By, Talejrapb—Free* Association—Copyright, AiHrahau and N.Z; Cable A'soHation (Received October 29, 11.55 a.m.) GEORGESON CONTRACTS. • ■ SYDNEY, October 29. Mr J. Storey, the Premier, announced in the Assembly that Mr Justice Pring had decided to put Georgeson in the witness box. 1 PASSPORTS REVIEWED. • - The Collector of Customs stated that It is no longer necessary for natural 4'. r° rn . T^ ri^i sb subjects leaving Australia - tor New Zealand or vice versa to hold P®™ 1 ]" 3, Aliens who are naturalised bntish subjects must hold passports. THE AMATEUR STATUS. The amateur status conference agreed , that amateurs will not lose status by competing with, or against profesBionals in any game, in which no mono, priM is offered, and also agreed that professionals may sit "'on governing io ! eS, n -j 1 decis!on ' v »s carried by i 7? ,’ an P, now awaits endorsement v by. the. individual sporting bodies. , RHODES, SCHOLARSHIP DECLINED. - Vernon Tmitt Neiv South Wales, has declined the 1920,, Rhodes Scholarship, on the ground that the allowance Under the scholarship is inadequate, in ■ view of the present cost of living. REDUCING HOTEL LICENSES. __ ADELAIDE, Mctober 29. The president of the Licensing Court nay curtailed hotel licenses in Adelaide by twelve.