COMMONWEALTH NEWS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 August 1928, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH NEWS.

MARRIED COUPLE FOUND DEAD. CUnit'd Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright.) (Australian Press Association.) PERTH, Aug. ?. A married -couple, named Kimber, were found dead in bed at M'oolialicence, a bullet wound in each head, suggesting murder and suicide. Detectives are investigating. A SUSPECT ARRESTED. BRISBANE. Aug. 9. William Stewart, aged 23, of Scotland, Was been arrested on a charge of the murder of the unknown -man, whose remains were found at St. George. GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE FOR EXPORT OF EGGS. SYDNEY, Aug. 9. Mr Merrefit, general manager of the Australian and New Zealand Egg.. Export [Federation, announced 'that fie had arranged to ship over iten million eg*gs during the next three months. Referring to a cablegram from New Zealand that the Dominion Government had decided fo give a guarantee on a basis of £3 5s per case of thirty dozen er>gs on tlio London market, Air Merreft, said that the New Zealand Government had guaranteed the producers 2/2 per dozen for shipment. He added that £5,000.000 worth of eggs could be shipped to Britain, who would -still ask for more.

AUSTRALIAN FRUIT PRODUCTION.

CANBERRA, Aug. 9

Tiie Markets Department estimates that .the fruit crop this season will yield the unusually Targe pack of t wenty million cans for consumption in Australia in addition To fruit approved for export.