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> —9 7— ! ' EXPLOSION AT A ROBBER FACTORY SEVEN PEOPLE INJURED, ONE FATALLY. B.v Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright i ■_ Sydney, August 2a. : Sis girls and a man were injured » (one of the girls has since died) at the . Perdriau Rubber Works owi(f£ to a [ vulcanisor exploding and falling into a . quantity of methylated spirits. The . explosion destroyed the contents of the . room. [ It appears that work was proceeding as , usual, when the vulcaniser exploded, i driving the cylinder across the room, taking olf a girl's ear. - The roof was blown off, and one of i the walls fell in. The' occupants were i hurled in every direction. The fire was i soon extinguished. i ANGLICAN DIOCESAN CONFERENCE. ! CHRISTIANITY AND WAR. 1 $ydney, August 25. The first Diocesan Conference of tho 1 Church of England has opened. The conference discussed the subject of tho ethics of war. Tho majority of . the speakers were inclined to the opinion that' Britain's participation was wholly justifiable, and that the spirit of ■ war was not incompatible with Christianity. ITEMS IN BRIEF. NATIONAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN. Sydney, August 25. t Country associations continue to advocate national service owing to tho slack ness of recruiting. FEDERAL METAL EXCHANGE. ; Melbourne, August 24. Mr. Hughes, Federal Attorney-Gen-eral. has conferred with business men rc- ■ sardine a metal exchange. Committees representing producers, brokers, and consumers were appointed to consider and draft rules. . 1 , WEST AUSTRALIAN MUNITIONS, LTD. . Perth, August 24. > The West Australian Cabinet has apnroved a scheme to form a limited liability company with a capital off £50.000. for the manufacture of-muni-tions.. " ' EARLY CLOSING AND DRUNKENNESS. Melbourne, August 24. _ The Police Court records fliow that since the early closing of hotels has come into force the number of cases of drunkenness has been 195 in excess of the same neriod last year. POLICEWOMEN- FOR MELBOURNE. Melbourne, August 24. As a re9ult of inquiries regarding the work of the policewomen in Sydney, Mr. Murray, the State Chief Secretary, is appointing two for Melbourne. STATE FISH SHOP'S FIRST WEEK. Sydney, August 25. The takings of the State fish shop for the first week-averaged £57 daily.'
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2550, 26 August 1915, Page 7
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351AUSTRALIAN NEWS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2550, 26 August 1915, Page 7
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