AUSTRALIAN. VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 January 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

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MYSTERY OF A HUMAN LEG

MELBOURNE, Jan. 25.—1 n connection with the portion of a human leg recently discovered at Oarrum, it transpires that a boy found it while fishing, and placed it in a bag. The leg is now supposed to belong to some person drowned in the bay.

WIRELESS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN

PERTH, Jan. 25.—Ceylon advices state that the Government of the island have erected a wireless telegraph station near Point de Guile. This, with the stations at Cocos Island and Froemantle, will keep the mail steamers in touch with the land during the whole of the voyage from Colombo to Freemantle. A NEW UNIVERSITY. PERTH, This Day.—A hill before Parliament provides for the establishment of a university. POLITICAL LABOUR LEAGUE. SYDNEY, This Dav.—The Political Labour League Conference commences today. Seven hundred motions are on the business paper. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Commonwealth imports last year were £59,456,238, an increase over the previous year of £8,284,342. The exports were £74,497,627, an increase of £9,178,591. FROZEN MEAT TRADE. BRISBANE, This Day.—The following items are supplied by the Commonwealth cable service : —lt is understood that the Swiss Government intends to authorise cities, possessing freezing facilities under State control, to import frozen meat, but a permanent permit to import will not be granted at present. "AUSTRALIA DAY/’ Received this day at 10.45 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—The Catholic Education Conference decided to celebrate the twenty-fourth of May as “Australia Day,” a counter demonstration to Empire Day. Speaking to the motion Cardinal Moran said that many of the Champions of Imperialism and Empire Day were avowed enemies of the Church. A SAD FATE. HOBART, This Day.—James Koach. and Ids wife, an elderly couple, were burned to death while in bed. The origin of the tire was unknown.