AUSTRALIAN.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1923, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION MELBOURNE TRAGEDY. MELBOURNE, February 7. An application for bail on behalf of Nurse Hannah Mitchell, who was arlested in connection with the I arra tragedy (cabled on February Brd.) was refused to-day, the police stating the accused would injure herself to frustrate justice. DIVORCE LAW. BRISBANE. Eeh 7. -An amending Bill, placing Loth, sexes miop equality in respect to divorce -proceedings, and also making Itnui'-v ait additional ground for divorce .has roieived royal assent. ('< >M POSITE FEDEB A I CA BIN ET. MELBOURNE, Eeh 8. The Governor-General announces that Mr Bruce has agreed to form a Ministry. Mr Bruce subsequently slated lie and Mr Rage bad agreed lo form a Composite Cabinet, the Nationalist and Country Parties each having six portfolios. It is understood Mr Page also insisted on a vigorous country policy, including the placing ol the ( ommnnwialtli Bank under a Board of Directors, establishing of rural ero.lits. unification of taxation and electoral niaehincry. reduction ol members’ salaries, abolition of Australia House, with the .subs ti t lit ion ol a Cabinet Ministia- in London. Mr Page also asked that no undertaking he given to Mr Hughes that is likely to embarrass the government. NIGHT TENNIS. Received this dav at 12.28 p.m.) SYDNEY. Eeb. S. The Lord Mayor asked the electric light committee to make electricity available at night for lighting tennis courts. lie said Sydney wa-. preeminently suited for evening eiiidooi games. REDUCING FREIGHTS. SYDNEY. Eeb. 9 Private -hipping line- have definiteu- | educed Ihe 'freight- to seventy shillings per ton lor general cargo, to harmonize with the Commonwealth lines rates. DOSING BUSINESS. MELBOURNE, Eeh. 8 liovd who informed the police lie saw two men throw something over ihe Yana bridge, informed the court at the Mitchell trial that lie had been called a pimp and informer, and Ins business bad fallen oil' since Use ecrur-rein-e. BUSH El B ES. ADELAIDE, Eeb. S. A bush lire will-, a frontage of twenty miles i- sweeping along Flinders ranges. Over three hundred men are engaged in fighting the Haines which are i hreafciiiug many farms and orchards.