AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
Australian Press Assn.—United Service DOUBLE TRAGEDY. PERTH, Aug. 9. A married couple mimed Dimbcr were found dead in bed at Alooliabeenee, with a bullet wound in each head, suggesting murder and suicide. Detectives are investigating. CHARGED WITH MURDER. BRISBANE, Aug. 9. William Stewart, twenty-three, of Scotland, was arrested on a charge of murder of an unknown man at St. George (cabled on August 4th). EGG EXPORT. SYDNEY, Aug. 9. J. Merrett, General Manager of Australian and New Zealand Egg Export Federation, announced he had arranged to ship over ten million eggs during the next three months. Referring to a cablegram from New Zealand that the Dominion Government had decided to give a guarantee on the basis of 65s per case of thirty dozen eggs, on the London market, Air A ferret t said the New Zealand Government had guaranteed producers 2s 2d per dozen for shipment. He added that five millions sterling worth of eggs could he shipped to Britain, who would still ask for more. FRUIT CANNING. 1 CANBERRA, Aug. 9. ] The Alarkots’ Department estimates 1 the fruit crop this season will yield 1 an unusually large pack of twenty mil- f lion cases for consumption in Austro- c tin in addition to the fruit approved ' for export. c '
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 August 1928, Page 3
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