AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

Evening Star, Issue 16196, 18 August 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS

COMMONWEALTH NOTES. ARRESTS COD FORGERY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. SYDNEY, Au-m-t 17. Two men have been arrested in ecimoction with the forgery of Commonwealth Bank £b notes, a number of which were recently discovered to bo in circuiriien. Tho persecution staled that it v.as believed that £YCCO worth had been circulated, and a. few had been recovered. MELROURXE, August 13. (Received Ainust 18. at- 9.50 a.m.) Three, men and two w.unc-u have been arrested here in connection with forecd ComuK-nwealth notes. WAR LOAN',) SrCCE-S. ' .MKLr.OU.RXK, A lie. list IG. The local war loan subscription total £22,276.200. t OYSTER IM.POKT.S DESTDi CTKD. MKLROiTtXK. -August 18. The importaliea of ovsters l'min places other th.au New Zealand has lv-eu p>v!>ibited. XKW SOUTH WALKS JTIODUCK. EXTORT DERAHITEO. SYDNEY, Amxust 18. (Received Augm-t IS, at 9.50 a.m.) Hon. Mr flail slates that as prieefixiiig is now a Federal matter, there is no longer any embargo on the shipm"iit of produce out of the State of New South Wales. LONG PLAINS FIND. ONLY 25 DAT STOXE. HOBART, Au-ust 17. First reports of the gold find at Lou.g Plains, on the e,;C.st of Tasm.ania! overest-imate-ci the value of Cue oua.rtz." Later tcstf. giva an average 0 f lox" sd-wi-per ten. The reef is oft wide. [Th:> first report stut-cd that samples essayed bo/. 14dwt geld, besides IQ.y/. silver, to the ton.] DAYT.TfiDT SAYING. 310 BART. August 18. (Received August 18. at 11.50 a.m.) 'l'ii-- Tasmania;! Legislative Assembly passed «. Daylight Siving 'J.'iil.