AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1926, Page 3

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(Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.] OBIT UAll V (Deceived this day at 11.0 a.m.) SYDNEY, Feb. 13. Obituary--General llarry Beauchamp J.asseter, following on an operation for appendicitis. He .-aw i vice on the "Nile, and in the South A i i'n-;!ii trad Gieat Wars. He was AiILLiP DM ALMEIDA. AIELiJOUENi-:, Feh. IS. Douglas Robertson, char ed with the murder of the hank cl.rk, .Almeida, was found guilty of man-laughter, and remanded tor sentence. The foreman -aid the iurv had not reached a unanimous decision as to who a.'tuall.v tired the shot. CRIMES BILL. SYDNEY. Ecb. IS. Ju the House of Representatives, Air •Charlton's amendment to the Crimes Rill, was negatived by 83 jo 18. ami the Bill was read a second tinVj by a similar division. cable matters. (Received this day at 11.0 a.i11.) AI EL BO UR NR, Feh. 18. Mr Brine replying to questions in the House of Re] rtsentatives said advice had been received that application was being made to the Canadian Government for a license to land the new Pacific Cable on Canadian territory. The Canadian Postmaster-Gen-eral had replied that it would he preferrable tliaL certain matters outstanding between hi- Department and the Raeilie Cable Board should he adjusted to tlie sat i-faetion of Canada before granting the license. No direct action had been taken by the Commonwealth Government as the matter was subject to negotiation by the Pacific Cable Hoard, oil whi li the Commonwealth was represented. The Canadian Government had not expressed to the Commonwealth Government, or as far

as it knew to any other of participating Governments it- intention to withdraw from the Raeilie Cable Board, ft was impossible to sav. at this stage, what effect the withill-nival of Canada from the Board might have on the Commonwealth. It was not a fact that oiii' of the reasons mentioned for the attitude of the Canadian Government was the imposition by the Commonwealth of a high terminal charge, whereas Canada impo-icd no charge. Consideration was being given effeei but no conclusion had ycl been reached regarding the resolution passed hv the Third Imperial Press (’onferenr-e prote-ting against (lie terminal charge and asking for its revision on equable business lines. The Postmaster-Gen-eral (Mr Gibson) said for 1921-2.’) the receipt.- from table charges were t-‘ 1 Tl.7<H from ordinary traffic ami £11.82!) from press tralfie. The loss of the. Telegraph Branch of the Postal Department was £1.922.028 and included ordinary telegrams, £.->.000; pres- telegram-, £299.000; lettergram.®, £15,000.