THE COMMONWEALTH.
LAMBING STATISTICS. (By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (Received July 22nd, 1.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 22. Official statistics show that ill the autumn and winter lambing in New South Wales 12,310,000 ewes dropped 8,709,000 lambs, of which 7,720,00 survived for marking; Drought conditions and want of suitable feed seriously reduced the percentages in some districts. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES. (Received July 22nd, 1.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 22. The rain is widespread, and the the drought has apparently broken. A FUTILE CONFERENCE. (Received July 22nd, 1.30 p.m.) MELBOURNE, July 22. The conference between the Commonwealth and States' representatives in connexion with the transference of industrial powers to the Commonwealth failed to oome to an agreement. The conference has concluded. THE MOTOR-CAR JEWEL ROBBERY. (Roceived July 22nd, 10.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 22. After another desperate encounter the police arrested Walter Grant, who has several aliases and is an escaped Victorian criminal, in connexion with the shooting of a detective. The authorities have recovered practically all the jewellery stolen from Mr Rose berry's I motor-car.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16271, 23 July 1918, Page 7
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