Melbourne, Feb. 24.
"Mr. Lawson, Minister of Trade anà Commerce, has resigned "to save the Prime Minister, Mr. R. C. Menzies, embarrassment,'
The resignation follows an alle; tion that Mr, Lawson leased a race horse from the principal of the Atbtralian Consolidated Industries almost at the same time as the Government was giving that company the sole right to manufacture cars inAustralis The Labour Leader, Mr. Curtin, stated that the horse won a £300 race, and that after this the lease was cancelled.—Reuter.
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