AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8446, 21 May 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE LANDS SCANDAL. -

Received May 20, 11.54 p.m. SYDNEY, May 20,

Mr Justice Owen has presented his final the land scandals. The Commission discloses no new features, and considers that, after the lurid light the Commission threw on the acts of certain land agents and the way the applications were dealt with, that no practical good would result by prolonging the Commission, which has lasted a little over two years. QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS. MR BOWMAN CLAIMS A TRIUMPH. MR PHILP DISAPPOINTED. Received May 20, 10.23 a.m. BRISBANE.. May 20. Mr Dave Bowman, Labour leader, claims that the elections are a triumph for the direct Labour movement, considering that the party went to the country divided. Labour holds the golden key of position. Mr Philp, Leader of the Opposition, is disappointed with the result, which will lead to an impossible complication of parties, militating against effective government. Received May 21, 1.4 a.m. BRISBANE, May 20.

Mr Philp declared that there was more likelihood that Mr Kidston would come to an understanding with the Labour party than with his party. Arrangements, however, would be so difficult to formulate and so likely to terminate absolutely, that he predicted another election within twelve months. SHIPPING. Received May- 20, 11.54 p.m. SYDNEY, May 20. Arrived —Kongsbyrd, from Kaipara. Received May 20, 11.54 p.m.. MELBOURNE, May 20. Arrived —Indradevi, from New York. Received May 20, 11.45 p.m. HOB ART, May 20. r Arrived —Waiwera, from London. She sailed for Wellington at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Eighteen passengers landed here, and ninety-eight proceeded with the steamer.