AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3523, 9 July 1920, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SYDNEY, July 8.

The police state that Eugenie Fallini (Who -adopted male attire, “mar'l'"led” two women, and is now charged with the murder of one of them) came from New Zealand over twenty years ago. Whether her husband is deag or‘ still resident there, is unknown. , '~“

MELBOURNE, Jugy 8.

The military authorities have been instructed from Melbourne to give effect to the Government’s decision to dnport Fathel' Jerger and Dr. Hirschfield. The former was arrested and conveyed to barracks, where he will be confined until a vessel sails.

AUSTRALIAN SHEARING RATES.

MELBOURNE, July 8.

Negotiations are in progress between pastoralists and the Australian Workers’ Union in regard to sheafing rates and other xnatters afiecting the pastoral industry. There are prospects of a satisfactory settlement for the whole Commonwealth. Shearers are asking that rates be fixed on the basis of those ruling in Queensland.

Received 11.30 a.m.

SXDNEY, This day.

There islittle likelihood of the Prince opening or even attending Parliament on August tenth. It is considered an awkward pi-ecedent._ The executive of the Labour Party is inviting nominations of persons eligible under the rules for appointment to the Legislative Council. The living wage has been increased to £3 18/ in central tablelands districts.

The police have formed 3. non-p‘oL itical association to safeguard the welfare of its members.

Further inquiries 1-especting~ the Falleni case reveal the woman took Birkett’s boy to Watson ’s Bay about the date of Birketts’ murder, and invited him to look over “The Gap,” a famous suicide sanctuary. The boy refused. The following day Fa7i‘.[‘eni took a bundle of clothes belonging to the boy"’s mother a house at Woolloomooloo, where they were destroyed; On Wednesday a rescue party ffom Warren crossed Gunningbar Creek in a boat and iescued a. man marooned. He was on a tree for nineteen ‘hours, and was suflering from exposure and hunger. "

PERTH, This day.

The Prince is departing for Adelaide today. He had magnificent receptions on his departure. He visits No:-sham’ and Kalgoorlie. ‘

Received 11.35 a_m. SYDNEY, This day

A conference of sporting Bodies is endeavmring to determine the definition of an amateur, and has appointa ed a _sub-committee to frame a I‘epor:* for discussion ‘on the sth August.

NEWCASTLE, This day. Arrived: Lensho 3-«laru, from Wellington.

Sailed: Maroro, scow, for Grey mouth.

Owing to the serious competition of Japanese traders onion groWeT's are seeking protection to the extent of £6 per ton. ' ‘ Mr Greene, Customs Minister, is ascertaining the cost of producing in Japan. Mr Greene‘ declined to increase the price of butter from 2/1 to 3/, explaining he was shortly withdrawing_ better from price fixing. ' Professor Oi-me Mason, Ehairman of the Science Institute, has resigned as a protest. against the Federal Ministry’s proposal belittling the status of the Institutef Members of the Council are doing likewise.

Mr Greene has informed the Chamber of Commerce deputation which sought adjustment of the rate of exchange ffi assessing duty on French, Belgian, and Italian goods, that the Comn:lonWealth’s policy was to give Britain preference Ever the rest. of the World.