A CYCLING CHAMPIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 59, 10 March 1915, Page 6

A CYCLING CHAMPIONS.

({Received 8 ajn.\ '-. .;*.-"' "Z\ this day! In the cycling cfia mpionsEips of Australasia the half-mile was won by Burtenshaw,- of New South Wales, in 1.8 4-5, eiHrthe'teri miles by Aubrey. AFTERNOON SHIFT SETTLED, " ~"L':/. .:'■. this day. The - objection, of the eoalminers to ihe afternoon shift has probably been overcome. At .the. conference this week bepweea. iie the union representatives, it has been "agreed that the : meST , shall' receive an.additional 3d on:the."day'rate.for pick coal and.2Jd a ton extra, for machine coaL Other coai will be paid" for at an increase of 10 per cent,. \ ~„,. .. ._ _, .. BUTTEB. FACTORY DESTROYED. -_~,.- . j SYDNEY, this day. A"fire'destroyed the Singleton dairy, one of the largest-butter factories in New South \Vales. The damage was over £5,000. TO SHARE m THE RISE. BRISBANE, this day. Company has agreed to give the New South Wales and Queensland suppliers of. cane. the. option pf payment on a sliding scale. The concession will apply to last season's crop. FEDERJH" NOTES. C »- -- —— &'i - this day. The Federal Treasury is- offering a Teward of £500*-foF information which will lead to the fecovefy'of £2,000 worth of Commonwealth nates which were .stolen while in .Itrafisitt .to" Wesccm Australia. JHUCE OF SHARPS. i*>*\. this day. The Commodities Commission has recommended that the-price of sharps be ixed at"£ll a ton.. \ RAGING BUSH FIRES. SYDNEY, March 9. Destructive bush .fires have raged in the Bankstown, Newcastle, and Blue Mountain districts. Numbers of houses have Jbeen -destroyed, and considerable losse|Vpf crojis ajwPijtoek are reported.