AUSTRALIAN NEWS
INCENDIARY PLOTS IN SYDNEY. By Telocraph-Press Association-CopyriEM (Rec. September 11, 10.25 p.m.) Sydney, September 11 Easily-subdued outbreaks of fire in two big city houses on Friday disclosed the fact, iu each case, that the firo was started by carefully-placed chemically soaked' cotton waste, self-igmfc. ing. On Saturday similar attempts were made on four other big firms, but these were discovered boforo the chemicals had ignited. Tho police suspect an organised plot.
MINISTERIAL LIBEL ACTIONS ; (Eec. September 11, 10.25 p.m.) Sydney,~ September 11. 1 ' In the actions in which Mr. W. A. j Holman (State Premier), Mr. J. H. Canu (Public Works), Mr. D. E. Hall ; ; (Attorney-General), and seven other Ministers, claimed '£2000 each against the newspaper "Mirror," it wa6 alleged j that .the libol was'contained in an article: "Does bookmakers' money stand ■'. between tho people and the tote?" c Tho case was settled upon defendants stating that they had never intended j to accuse Ministers of corruption. j Each of tho plaintiffs denied that no had ever received any consideration ! from the Bookmakers, in connection j with the totalisator. i
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2874, 12 September 1916, Page 5
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182AUSTRALIAN NEWS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2874, 12 September 1916, Page 5
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