AUSTRALIAN NEWS
REDUCTION IN AUSTRALIAN
BEEF FREIGHT'S
SYDNEY, Feb. 25
Advice has been received by the Overseas Shipping Representatives’ Association of a reduction by British shipowners of freights on Australian beef of one-eighth and one-sixteenth pence per pound to British and Mediterranean ports respectively. THE RABAUL PLANTATIONS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT, (Received Feb. 25, 8.50 p.iu.) SYDNEY, Feb. 25. The Premier (Mr. Bruce) announced that the Government had decided to make a further attempt to dispose of the plantations at Itabaul taken front the Germans during the war. They will be off'.red for sale within the next two months.
STRIKE IN NOVEL FORM. SYDNEY. Feb. 25. The Perdriau Rubber Works strikers are conducting a strike in a novel manner, holding swimming and sports meetings by day and dances and concerts at night. They state, that they will thoroughly enjoy their period cf idleness. MR. GILLIES THE NEW OFEEXSLAND PREMIER. BRISBANE, Feb. 25. The Labor party has elected Air. A). Gillies Premier in succession to Air Tlieodire (resigned). Air. Gillies was previously Minister for .Agriculture. QUEENSLAND’S SUGAR PROBLEM. BRISBANE. Fen. 25. The over-production of sugar during the season just ended is IOO.QJO tens ■ , *
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXII, Issue 9947, 26 February 1925, Page 5
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