Australia

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 244, 24 March 1915, Page 5

Australia

EMBARGO ON LEATHER REMOVE! Mebourne, March 23; The embargo on the exportation > leather to England and the Allies! •» removed. AN APPEAL DISALLOWED.' i 1 Melbourne, March 23, s The High Court rescinded the specj leave to appeal granted the Commoj wealth in connection with the case.-,! which the censor unsuccessfully procea ed against the Perth Daily News ,$ publishing certain news relating to t] defence of the Suez Canal. The Ghi Justice said that the only point jj issue was whether the police mam trato's opinion in the case was agftanj the weight of evidence, and the Big Court granted special leave to appeal! the grounds that the opinion of/- ! W court below was against the weighfc-jj evidence. The other judges concurred NEW SHIPPING LIGHT DUES,fS

Melbourne, March "A: deputation from th e Shaw-SgrVia Union, and New Zealand shipping coigj interviewed Mr. Tudor with ref<s| ence to the increased light duos. Thi| asked him to make an exception to'#hj|§ using only one port, and pointed. : J$ that New Zealand boats used only. 3m hart. Under the new rates charges haH heen increased from £25 to £2OO > ~w| ship. Consideration wag promised. ' t s& N.S.W. .WHEAT ACQUISITION ACTI 'COMMONWEALTH ACTION FAIL^ Received March 23 9 p.m. J Melbourne March 88|| The High Court delivered iudgnuS in the appeal against the Inter-Stjfi Commission's finding on the Now SoM Wales Wheat Acquisition Act. '. "'% The Chief Justice opined Juter-State Commission would not CffUS this enough to dispone of the. appeaWH found th e Act valid. The Coranffl| wealth action failed. , M