VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 23 June 1909, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[W» PRBSS ASSOCIATION. — COPTAIOHI ) ACQUITTED. * MELBOURNE, Tuna 22— O'Sullivan was acquitted on a charge of murderinj; Mrs Gallagher at Richmond on Ma* 11th. FEWER VOTERS. MELBOURNE, June 22.— The total voters on the Federal electoral rolls are 2,100,020, which is 9000 fewer than in 1906. The decrease is explained hy many duplications on the old rolls. RAIIWAY COMMISSION. MELBOURNE, June 22.— Mr Norman, Chief Engineer of Railways, has been appointed a third Commissioner. CATTLE POISONED. MELBOURNE, June 22— Thirtynino cattle, grazing in a paddock ad- ' joining the pyrites smelting works died of arsenical poisoning. A SYDNEY TRAGEDY. SYDNEY, June 22.— A Canadian nsn>ed Perrier, employed in the City tea rooms, shot a waitress named Jeffer and then shot r-incself dead . Jeff er is not in a serious condition. Jealousy ip&s the cause. LABOUR DEFEATED. BRISBANE, June 22.— At the Morton bye election, Mr Forsyth, a Ministerialist, easily defeated the Labour candidate. TOO LATE. BRISBANE, June 22.— A mailman, blinded by flies, wandered for nine days in the bush near Burketown. He was rescued but succumbed. EMIGRANTS FOR NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY, June 22.— The Morayshire which has arrived here from Liverpool, has 150 third class passengers aIboard for New Zealand.