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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 34, 8 February 1913, Page 7

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[PRESB ASSOCIATION.] BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT WASHINGTON. NEW YORK, Fek, 6. Mr Brvce will continue to act as Ambassador until the- Panama Canal ■controversy has been settled. 'CIJoxOMS FRAUDS. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. At San Francisco the Western Fuel Company's officials have been arrested and charged with -Customs frauds. They overcharged, with the connivance of the Customs officials, duties on Australian coals, in order to enable the company to get the larger refund allowed when the coal is used on American ships. FOOTBALLERS ASSAULT POLICE. PARIS, Feb. 6. Four Welsh footballers were sentenced at Bordeaux to terms ranging from a. fortnight's to one month's im- \ prisonment, and fined 50 francs for as- j saulting the police after being ban- j •quetted by the opposing victorious j team. A TOWN ON -FIRE. ■ DELHI, Feb. 6. The town of Tatta has been.-burning for three days. Many buildings have been blown, up in efforts to -check the flames. AN ENGINEER VINDICATED. MELBOURNE, Feb, 6. As a result of the report of Mr Justice Hodges, the Royal Gominisjsioner who investi gated the allegations mad© in the House by Mr iFowler against Henry Chirm, the •engineer employed on the ■'transcontinental railway, the Government will reinstate Chhiri ■immediately, and pay^ his back pay since lie, was suspended and the cost 'of his defence. SERIOUS BUSH FIRES. MELBOURNE, Feb. 6. ■Bush, '.fires did serious damage to igrass, fencing, and buildings at "Waterloo, including the cemetery. Thousands of sheep perished and :20 miles of country between Elaine and Xethbridge were swept., NEW MILITARY POLICE. MELBOURNE, Feb. 7. The duty of the now military police entered oil -the Provost Staff is to trace shirkers and generally to superrise those liable to compulsory OLD CASE RE-OPENED. MELBOURNE, Feb. 7. The Rev. James Ronald has issued ;a writ against Robert Harper for £10;000 damages for fraudulently procuring a verdict in the act Son of ■Ronald! v- Harper, heard in Hay, ;1909. THE PSYCHE'S LEAK. HOBART, Feb.-7. Referring to the alleged leak n\ the Psyche, the Admiral explains that a slight defect'in theTsyche was rectified by the ship's staff. The reason for the Psyche and :Cambnan proceeding to Sydney is in order to •have sivfMent ships tfoere to form-.a, -court-martial which it has ;been iiound -necessary to hold. DONATION TO UNIVERSITY. ADELAIDE, Feb. 7. Mr R. Barr-Smith has presentee! £10,000 to the university to build ra common -hall for professors and students, whioh will be a nucleus ton :a residential -college. DOMINIONS COMMISSION.

SYDNEYj Feb. 6. The Dominions Commission will; .commence its "New Samtb. Writes investigations on April 11th, and wlli : .occupy a .fortnight. Seven Commissioners are coming, %»t the naanes .have not'been divulged. ' MUNICIPAL FISH MARKET. SYDNEY, Feb. 6. Mr Grane, supervising Inspector oi in a report, condemns -the system of the municipal .fish market as inefficient and wasteful. TERRA NOFA'S RETURN.. SYDNEY, Feb. «. Professor David expects the Terra 2fova to return to New Zealand in ■ ■ *■ ' ■ NEW SOUTH WALES BISLEY TEAM. SYDNEY, Feb. 6. The following has been chosen *o a>epresent New South Wales at Bisley: —Arthur Cutler (of Bathurst), Lieut. Blacklow <Twenty-Ninth lafantry) 3 and F. G. Harrison (of Randwick). MUTTON FOR GERMANY. SYDNEY Feb. 6. Germany lias ordered 120,000 car--cases of mutton from New Sooth Wales.