AUSTRALIA.
United Frees Association—By Eleotrio Telegrsiph—Copyright, THE REFUSAL TO CARRY MAILS. BRISBANE* March 14. The captain of the steamer Papuan was fined £5 for refusal to carry mails to New Guinea. OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID. SYDNEY, March 14. There is a serious outbeak of typhoid fever at Cobar. Sixty-sove.n cases have already occurred. The Board of Health attributes the epidemic to the neglect of the local authorities to carry out the sanitary arrangements laid down by th© Board during the outbreak in 1903. THE A.M.P. EXTENSION SCHEME. (Received March 15th, 12.23 a.m.) • SYDNEY, March 14. At the confirmatory meeting of the A.M.P. policy-holders, tho ballot resulted in 114,056 votee being recorded for the extension to London, and 45,048 against it. • ■ . "■/' - : - •' ■■ . . THE SYDNEY THOUSAND. (Received March 15th, 1.13 a.m.) SYDNEY, March 14. ' In the special semi-final for the Sydney Thousand, Plunkett, of Now Zealand, eprinted in hie heat, and got a big break on tho. field as the last lap was entered, but tired in the last hundred yarde, and.was just beaten out -of third place.
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Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12452, 15 March 1906, Page 7
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