Bega Budget in Bega, New South Wales

Verdicts in bribery case and war draft tone at Paddington

In late telegrams from Sydney a jury found Private Cross guilty of accepting bribes to grant rejection forms while Private Evane was acquitted. A base statement urged non conscriptionists to be tolerant as Griffith at Bathurst predicted a big union majority in the referendum. Hughes announced seasonal workers would receive leave to help harvest and an audience at Paddington hailed a sensor plan.