AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2797, 15 June 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

GETTING ONE BACK j. . NEWSPAPER'S HETORT TO MB, HOLMAN. , J3y Telegraph-Press Associalion-Copyriglit ' _ . Sydney, June 14. lUo Premier of New Mr. Holmao, thus commented on the result of Ulo liquor referendum: "The 6 o'clock vote will not cause the Kaiser to shrivel up and die. We are not going to win tho Avar by putting water into our mouths after a certain hour." '■ The "Daily Telegraph" replies: "Certainly not; and with equal truth, and with no less point' it mighit lie said that all the late guzzling in the Sydney hotels did not cause the Kaiser's shadow to grow loss; and there is nothing to show how the unrestricted consumption of nobblers is to aid ub to victory." AN ELECTION APPEAL

IMPORTANT DECISION BY THE s HIGH COURT. Melbourne, June 14. An important High Court decision has been given in tho' case .arising out of tho reccnt city aldermanic election, wheu it was . discovered that . thirteen strangers were allowed to vote in the - names of other olectors, entitled to vote, but who did not. The Supreme. . Court decided that the candidate for -whom the votes wero recorded was not duly elected, and granted an ouster order. An appeal against the order .was made to tho High Court, which by a majority granted the appeal, tho dissentients being the Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Griffiths) and Sir Edmund Barton. •Tho Chief Justice, in delivering the verdict, invited the public attention to , the State law, which showed that if sufficient-.personators to turn the scale* ' voted, yet. such election was valid and . could not be upset. As a .majority of the Bench ruled thus, he was bound to accept the decision as correctly declaring tho law until it was over-ruled or altered, but he could not believe it expressed the deliberate will of Parliament or tho people of the Commonwealth. GENERAL ITEMS MEAT SHORTAGE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. SUPPLIES FROM SISTER STATES OR NEW ZEALAND. " Adelaide, June 14. • It is officially stated that, owing to tho shortage ,of meat, there is a possi . bility of South Australia, getting meat on restricted coupons, issued oy tho Government. ' Cabinet'is to I>6 asked to legislate so us to permit the sale of frozen meat from the other States or'. .. New Zealand during the period of suffering from the eft'eot' of the drought. "STRIKE LAND." . NEW SOUTH .WALES'S EVIL . REPUTE. ! Sydney, June 14. Addressing commercial men at NewMr. Suttor; the Eastern Trade Commissioner, referred'to the strike evil, • which was responsible for . the State losing all tho Eastern coal -trade.- New South Wnles was known all over Asia - as "Strike Land." THE HIDDEN DISEASES..' CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION URGED. Melbourne, June 14. The Federal Committee,: inquiring into the death and invalidity report dealing with venereal diseases, urges the instruction of boys, of fifteen years by school; masters in the necessity for,clean living and continence. It recommends legislation to abolish quacks, compel- notification, treatment by qualified practitioners, and general action to ensure compulsory treatment and supervision. NEWS IN BRIEF. ; EARTH TKBMORS IN SYDNEY. ; Sydney; June 14. Distinct earthquake shocks were felt in Sydney. People were • awakened by ■ the shaking of beds and rattling of crockery. Buildings were violently shaken in some placos.' RISE IN PRICE OF BUTTER;- - , Sydney, June 14. Butter will be increased a halfpenny per pound from Thursday. - TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS " INTERRUPTED. v i (Roc. Juno 14, 10.20 p.m.) ' ■ Sydney, Juno 14. Splendid rain over wide areas is interfering with telegraphic, communication. A BARQUE MANUNUI WRECKED. I Sydney, June 14. Advices from , Noumea state that the barque Manunui was totally , wreoked while loading gutaio at Surprise' Island. The captain and orew have arrived at Pagomene, Nbw Caledonia.