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APPOINTMENTS TERMINATED
March 12.
At a meeting of the Federal Ex- ecutive Council held yesterday, the appointments of George Rylands, for- merly Director of Lands for the Nor- thern Territory, and that of D. Ros- siter, who held the post of Director of Education, were formerly termina- ted.
HEAT IN ADELAIDE.
March 12.
Wednesday was the eighth consecu- tive day in which the mercury was over 90 deg. in the shade in Adel- aide. This is only one day short of any previous record for the month of March. Cooler conditions prevail to- day.
BELBIN EXECUTED.
March 12.
Joseph Henry Belbin, who was con-
demmed to death for the murder of Margaret Catherine Ledwell, at Ches-
hunt, was executed at the Hobart gaol on Wednesday morning. A movement has been started to raise a fund to provide a memorial to Miss Ledwell,
the victim of the tragedy, who lost her life in defending her honor.
HOME RULE BILL.
March 12.
The debate upon the second read- ing of the home Rule Bill in the House of Commons will probably not be resumed before March 30th.
A VANDALISTIC SUFFRAGETTE.
March 12.
Mary Richardson, a well-known "Cat and Mouse" suffragette, visited the National gallery, and, with a meat chopper, made several cuts at Vel- asquez's famous painting "Venus and Cupid," which was purchased from a fund raised by public subscription in 190O Miss Richardson boasts that she is not unwilling to die. She says she attempted to destroy the picture of the most beautiful woman in my- thology as a protest against the Gov- ernment destroying Mrs. Pankhurst,
the most beautiful female character of modern history. The woman ad- ded: "Mrs. Pankhurst seeks justice for womanhood. For this she is being, slowly murdered by a Government of Judas Iscariot politicians" Police evidence was given to the effect that when arrested, Miss Richardson re- marked: "I am a suffragette." I broke the picture. You can get another picture, but you cannot get another life, as they are killing Mrs. Pank- hurst."
TERRITORY MATTERS.
March 13.
Another step in the direction of changing the policy, of the Fisher Ministry in connection with the de- velopemnt of the Northern Terrilory has been agreed by the Federal Cab- inet. On the recommendation of the Minister for External Affairs (Hon. Patrick McMahon Glynn) the Batche- lor demonstration farm is to be closed down immediately, and the experi- mental plot at the Daly River is des- tined for a similar fate at a later date. The Director of Agriculture (W. H. Clarke) is to be recalled almbst at once. It is understood that he is to occupy a position in the Customs Department as Director by Exports, which was formerly held by Walter Pready. It is also understood that Clarke will visit the Panama Canal fhir on behalf of the Customs (De- partment.
ART GALLERIES CLOSED.
March 12,
The art galleries throughout Eng-
land have been closed, owing to suf- fragist crimes American and other visitors are indignant at not being
able to see art treasures.
A LIGHt SENTECE.
March 12.
Miss Mary Richardson, the Mili- tant suffragette, who- destroyed Vel- asquez's famous painting "Venus and Cupid," in the National Gallery, has been sentenced to six months' im- prisonment.
A STRANGE VERDICT
March 13.
The trial of the anarchist Mirmol Canto Bay for the murder of Inspec- tor Chose, of the Calcutta, criminal investigation department, and also of a spectator, has been concluded in the High Court at Calcutta. A sen- sation was caused when it was an- nounced that Ray was acquitted on both crimes by the jury, which com- prised six Indians and three Euro-
peans. By six to three the jury ac- quitted accused of the murder of In- spector Chose, and by five to four of the killing of the civilian. They were unable to agree upon the ques- tion of the culpable homicide of the spectator. The presiding judge has ordered a re-trial.
OUSTED FROM POSITION.
March 13 Arthur Kingston Moore has been ousted from the position of alderman in the Hunter's Hill munciipility ow- ing to his defective nomination paper, which described him as a civil engin- eer. In the course of his affidavit
Moore said that, after being employed by the South Australian Government, he went to Darwin, where he took up duties as a surveyor of work's and lands. He also accompanied an ex- ploration expedition as Government surveyer, and traversed the head wat- ers of the FitzMaurice and Victoria Rivers, during which expedition the discovery of the Flora River was made.
RECKLESS SUFFRAGISTS.
March 14
More reckless acts of destruction by suffragists have been reported. There is a widespread demand throughout the United Kingdom for more severity upon the part of the authorities in dealing with these mili- tant women. Some letters to the Press suggest that they be allowed to starve. The magistrate who sentenced Miss Mary Richardson commented upon the anomaly under which the maximum penalty he could give a woman was six months im- prisonment for damage to a work of art, whereas for window smashing the maximum penalty was 18 months.
DEATH OF WESTINGHOUSE
March 11
Obituary: George Westinghouse, of Pittsburg, the celebrated engineer, and inventor of the Westinghouse brake.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
March 14.
A fatal accident took place at the railway construction works at Hogan's
Cutting near Orbost, Victoria. A blasting charge which had misssed fire exploded. John Carroll, John Sulli-
van, contractor, son Peter Carroll, and
John Sullivan a navvy, were killed.
John Carroll was blown to pieces.
DEMENTED RADIO OPERATOR March 14. Sydney Jeffreys, who acted wire- less operator for Dr. Mawson's Ant-
artic Expedition, has been committed to the Ararat Asylum by the Stawell Bench. When arrested he was in an
exhausted condition, having been wan- dering in the bush for six days, prac- tically without food, and drinking from stagnant pools of water. He had 22 sovereigns in his possession. He said he had eaten his boots and some grubs. When brought before the Court, he said he was 28 years of age and had accompanied the Australian Antartic Expedition. He de- clared he had been hypnotised by Dr. Mawson, who had also threatened
to consign him to the solitude of ice. This, he stated, had got upon his
nerves. Jefferys expressed a wish to
go back to the bush. Dr. Mawson
explained, in the course of an inter- view, that Jefferys was one of those
who was left behind with him. Jef-
freys soon became deranged, and everything was done for him that could be done. He had sufficiently
recovered to be paid off two days after
reaching Adelaide, and it was then his intention to proceed to his home in Toowoomba, via Sydney.
BAPTIST MINISTER SUICIDES. March 14. The Rev. William Rodger, Baptist Minister, committed suicide at Gympie, Q., as the result of worry over church matters.
TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT. March 16. A terrible railway accident has oc- curred in New South Wales on the Exeter main to Goulburn line on Friday night. The down Temora mail
train, which was heavily loaded with
passengers, crashed into a stationary
goods train. Fourteen persons were killed outright, and twenty injured, five of them seriously. The goods
train was being shunted on to loop
line, and was standing on the main
line when the express dashed into it. Two carriages of the expess were smashed to pieces, and all the deaths
occured there. Of one family, Hea-
vers, six of which were accompaning their mothers body to Cootamundra for burial three were killed. The night was intensely dark; and the cries of the wounded most piteous.
TRAINS COLLIDE. March 16. Two trains collided in the Adelaide
station yard on Saturday night after eleven o'clock. The Clapham train
was entering the station when the
Gawler express was running out. The engines met, and several carriages were derailed. Five passengers were hurt, but there were no fatalities.
WALKER MINING EXPEDITION. March 16. Sydney Walker, head of the Wal- ker mining expedition to the Northern Territory, has returned to Melbourne. He reports traversing hitherto un- known country west of the telegraph line, between 20 and 22 deg south. He went from Ryan's Well into West Australia. Most of the land was poor spinifex country, but in the centre, there was an area of 3000 square miles of good pastoral country. There was no apparent surface water, but supplies could be obtained by sink- ing. In the dry country natives were scarce, but, in the good country, they
were more plentiful. No minerals
were found.
PANAMA TOLLS. March 16. Opposition is being raised against
the repeal of the Panama canal tolls mostly in those States where Irish and Germans predominate.
MARCONI WIRELESS TELE- PHONE.
March 16. Chevalier Gughielmo Marconi
completed successful tests of a wire- less telephone system.
RUSSIA HERSELF AGAIN. March 16. The Russian Bourse Gazette states that, in the event of war, Russia need
no longer act on the defensive but
can assume the offensive. The Allege
Weiver Zeitung ridicules the state- ment which does not affect the Rus-
sian-German friendship. The Temps (Paris) states that Germany must now
rid herself of the ididea that any ratt- ling of her sword will occassion even the least alarm to either France or Russia.
SLIT SKIRTS BARRED. March 16.
The King of Belgium sent a woman
away from an official ball because
she happened to be wearing a slit skirt and a low-necked gown.
BOMB IN MAIL PACKET. March 17. A sensation was caused in Mel- bourne on Monday by an explosion in a room of the land purchase board.
A mail packet was received by the secretary (Jenkins), it was addressed to Lee, and bore a Sydney postmark.
Lee opened the packet, and two ex- plosions followed. The board room wall was riddled with shot, and the
windows and electric light globes were shattered. Lee and Hastie (members) and Reginald Gordon (messenger) were injured, but not fatally. Lee says that he knows of no reason for such a diabolical attempt upon his life. The matter is in hands of the detectives.