THE COMMONWEALTH.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16267, 18 July 1918, Page 7

THE COMMONWEALTH.

CRITICISM RESENTED.

(By Cable, Press Association,—Copyright.) MELBOURNE, July 17. nW att ' u. U §" Pri . m . e . Min istcr, \jplyiEg to a cabled criticism of Australia by the Hon. A. L. D. Fraser .if New Zealand, states that only a small section here /s disloyal. He thiisthe i°Li politicians is a tenbrbZ epitheta. ° ppoaeats " ith °PP">SEVERE WEATHER IN QUEENSLAND. T? >nnrf t July 17. imports from various centres stats S« C w aDy A 6 ,^ ep have been killed uy the cold. Although there is plenty <tf dry feed for cattle it contains fitt'e nourishment, and owing to lack of rain dairy produce is little 8 more than is necessary for the State's requirements also th ° Bugar cr °P THE I.W.W. CHARGES. (Received July 17th, 11.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, Julv 17. Subject to the approval of Cabinet, the iLttorncy-Gencriu has decided to appoint a Royal Commission - to enquire into tho allegations against the police of securing convictions of the I.W.W men. Upon the result of this enquiry will depend further investigation of the I.W.W. case. A PUBLIC BENEFACTOR. (Received July 18th, 1.35 a .m.) • SYDNEY, July 17. Mr McGarvie Smith has presented to the State the secret of the manufacture of anthrax vaccine, and has endowed an institute with £10,000 to lorry out the proccss.