AUSTRALIAN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 29 October 1912, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN.

(United Press Association. —Copyright.) SYDNEY, Oct. 28.

The arrival of Northern Rivers new potatoes is helping to relieve the shortage.

Speaking at the Country Press Association's harbour excursion, Mr Trefler said the Government feared nothing from an untrammelled Press. He was framing a Bill to remove the ia6t remaining embargo of the penal days. Mr Mills (New Zealand) stated that he had discussed an Ail British cable with Mr Rhodes, and the latter hoped to shortly confer with the Australian Ministers on the subject, but would not commit himself until he saw more developmeint of /wireless. Mr Mills added that New Zeaianders and Australians would be one. in reciprocity.

The boot manufacturers are increasing prices equivalent to the recent advances in leather.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 27

The Federal Government has concluded contracts with English, American and Australian companies respectively to supply a total of forty thousand tons of rails for the Transcontinental railway.

A tragedy is reported from Emu. A man named Lockwood, while intoxicated, armed himself with a knife, visit,od jthe house of hiijs !broftber-tin-law, Carlyon, and threatened to murder the family. After an altercation Carlyon, with a revolver, shot Lockwood dead.

After JRozelle had been declared the winner of the band championship, the president announced laftei jlast <night that a re-count of the points placed Geteikraa: Band /with 186, and Rozelle second with 185. Rozelle won the quickstep competition. The adjudicator declared that, though he would not say the performances in the A grade were of as high a standard as that of the leading British bands, nevertheless they were good.

HOE ART, Oct. 28. A further examination of the north Mt. Lyell mine showed little improvement in the fumes. An attempt to penetrate the workings is considered impracticable, and the mine has been resealed. Flooding continues.