AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3367, 20 December 1919, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

FEDERAL ELECTIONS. ‘ I 4 ‘is A NATIONALIST INCREASE. 3 . Received 10.50 a.m. | SYDNEY, This Day. 3 The state of the Federal parties is‘ now: 5 "National Labour .. Farmers 8 Doubtful 9' 1 ( MARINE ENGINEERS WAGES. 1 AN INCREASE OFFEREID. 3 Received 10-50 amSYDNEY, This Day. I The Shipping Controllerfs last offer to the marine engineers the New} Zealand award rates, plus‘ 30/ weekly for juniors to bring the Scale up to £l3 and to £SO. 1 Cabinet; fipproved the increase in; railway fares by 20 per cent_, freights I 10 per cent., tram halfpenny extra on second and third sections. POSITION NOT CHANGED. 1 Received 9.20 a.m. K SYDNEY, This Lay. Additional returns received have not changed }the'sta.te of parties in the Federal elections. ' NORTHERN'TERRI‘I'OF:Y SCANDAL. ‘ DUMMYING BY ADMINISTR.-\’l‘()'RS_' BRITISH JUDICIARY BESMIR(‘;I-I--ED. CAUSTIC CHARGES BY JUI)G.E‘:. Received 9.20‘-a.m. I PORT DARWIN This Day. ’ After hearing Judge P.evan’s evi-I dence regarding the Arrino Lease. Judge Ewing formulated a further! charge against Gilruth ::.:1-'1 Bevan: I “That they were owners of two-thirds: of th'e Al-rino Mine, taken up in the name of Hope, a man without any means, rind that advances were made and approved by the Administru.tol' to Hope that were really for the benefit of Hope, Gilruth and Bevan." Another charge was alsosubmitted ‘against. Bevan, in that he frequently advised the "Crown in matters upon which he as a judge might have to sit upon in judgment; that he had not? administered law and justice‘ in tile”! ;territory; that by his general conduct ‘he brought the judiciaryfinto evil re—l i.-pute and lowered the: dignity of Brit-'1 ish justice; that he was nota fit per-l son to administer the la\v.: In reply‘ to further questions Bevan deni-9,.l l-that I he olb-tained special concessions for| working the 'Arr_ino mine, but ;Idzr~.i't—l ted he supplied stores to men who‘ were working in the mine. Q1ie:;t}o11ed regarding the lease of_the Daley‘ Mine and the provisions therein stip-‘ ulating for the employment of white labour, preventing others applying for it, and the subsequent eniployment of Chinese and black boys, Bevan said he knew nothing regarding the conditions until he put in a ilender. Asked] if by his influence- he ‘got the white labour stipulation suspended, Bevan replied, he simply made representations and the Director of I\"[in(:s con-‘ curred. He carried out the stipulation i as far as possible, but White ‘ labour was unprocurable_ He denied that be ‘ fore taking" over the. lease he went to 1 ‘the mine to spy out the land for Gil-I ruth and himself. Further :;uesti:.m_c.<l about Gilruth taking half share in éhel mine when Bevan was making a dwd loss, Bevan said he was going to throw it up, and probably Gilruth did not Want the share, but thouglig the mine.w.as loking fairly pl'o-'YliSillg, heconsidered Gilruths’ action was that of a very good friend.

ENGINEERS’ STRIKE. MAY EXTEND T 0 FOREIGN VESSELS. " - SYDNEY, Dec. 19. There has been a. development in the engineers’ stflke, indicating ‘that it may spread to vessels on foreign articles. The Easfern and Aus-tfialiau steamer St. Albans Was due -to sail yesterday for Japan, via ports; when the engineers refused to sail, and ‘thevessel was hung up. Received 10.50 am. A MELBOURNE, This Day. The Victorian Marine Engineers have decided to aceept the Shipping Controller's offer and resume Work on Monday. I

ROSS-SMITH NEARING SYDNEY. . BRISBANE, This Day. Ross-Smith is expected to_~arr’ive at Avon Downs. ' - - METROPOLITAN PAPERS. Recefved 10450 a.m. % % . SYDNEY,“'l_‘bh.is Day. ~ The Sydney "Herald and ’ Telegraph are no; publishing on Boxing Dag."

,5 AUSTRALIAN CRICKET. SIX O’CLOCK CLOSING. BIRDWOOD AND MONASH. Received 10.50 *a.m. _ . ‘ é ADELAIDE, this day. In the -Adelaide matcli, New, South Wales has four wickets down for 414Bardsley 106. Bogle 200, Andrews, not out, 73. The Assembly passed the permafient Six O’Cl»ock Closing of Hotels Bill. . PERTH, this day. M Genuomls Birdwood and Monash arrived and were entfiusiasfically weleoln.<=.d. The C*a.binet is paying 21 :t'ortnig"llt’s» salary to all tea«3llol's who went to the front for each year on active service.