AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13250, 19 October 1908, Page 7

AUSTRALIA.

TJnitcci Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LOCAL OPTION IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, October 17. The work of the Licensing Court under the Local Option Act, has been completed. Tho hotels closed throughout the Stato number 292, equal to about 9.66 of tho total. RIFLE SHOOTING. Sergeant Edwards, the winner of tho King's Prize, also won tho Rifle Association's champion medal. __ [Sergeant Edwards is well known in Now Zealand, having competed at the South Islanl meeting, as well ns the meeting at Trentham last year. At the latter meeting ho shot very Well indeed, finishing third for the champion ship, won by Geo. Hyde. Sergeant Edwards has represented Australia at Bisley, as well as in America, and wad a member of tho Australian team which won the Empire match last year at Sydney. Edwards has won tho Association medal on two previous occasions.] DAVID SYME'S ESTATE. MELBOURNE, October 17. The late Mr David Symo's estate has been certified for probate at £929,4 81. NEW EXPLOSIVE. A successful trial has been made of a new explosive, invented by MrPomoroy, a New Zealander. [When Mr Pomoroy's invention was tested in Wellington recenitdy, we gave an account of the experiments. He has invented- an exploeivo for bursting insidte a projectile on impact. He claims that it is moro powerful than Lyddite, audi closely allied' to the famous Shimoso powder of Japan. Bullets treated with a a very small quantity of tho oxploflive burst on impact into many pieces with great force.] ' FEDERAL POLITICS. The Senate has adjourned, pending the result of the censure motion. THE VICTORIAN RAILWAY DISASTER. MELBOURNE/ October 18. . Twenty-six % actions have been, instituted by the Railway Ctommissioaiers Hn connection with the Sunshine disaster. The claims aggregate £39,66-1.