AUSTRALIA.
United Presa Aiuwci*tion—By Electrio Telegraphs-Copyright. ELECTRIC TRAMS IN SYDNEY. (Received December 19th, 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, December 19. Electrio tram lines have been opened for traffic in Pitt and Oastlereagh streets. The lines are now along the four main arterieu of the city. The additions aggravate the congestion, which was already bad, if vehicular and. pedestrian traffio ia very great. STRIKE OF STREOBT-SWEEPERS. Thkty lads, employed ac city streetsweepers, have struck for increased ALLEGED THBPTS OP STOCKTluree otber men isave been committed for trial in oomection with *hte theft of Mr S. Hordetn's Retf ord Park stock. THE C»OK ISLANDS AND AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, December 19. Th« Portal Department announces that ac the Cook Islands have been annexed by New Zealand, postal matter is now seat to , the Islands at the same rates ac to New Zealand. BICYCLES FOE THE FEDERAL POST OFFICE^ Mr Drake, Federal Postmaeter-G«neral, hoe accepted the tender of the BeestonHuraber Agency for ihe eapply of .bicydea 1 for t3» Postal Department for .five years tbrongbout the Conuaoewealfeh.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11153, 20 December 1901, Page 5
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