AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXIX, Issue 63, 15 March 1906, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (Received March 15, 10.4 a.m.) OBITUARY. MELBOURNE, March 14." Obituary—Hon. George Coppin, father of the Australian stage, aged 87. ■ - THE A.M.P. SOCIETY. . SYDNEY ,March 14. , At a .confirmatory meeting of the A.M.P. Society the ballot resulted in 114,056 votes being recorded for the extension of the business to London,'* and 45,048 against. THE SYDNEY THOUSAND. SYDNEY, March 14. In a special semi-final"'for the Sydney Thousand, Plunkett, "the New Zealander sprinted in his heat and got; a big break on the field as the-last lap was entered,, but tired in the last'hundred'.yards, and was just ■beaten otit of third place. ACQUISITION OF AN ESTATE. MELBOURNE, March I£. Ercildoune, the late Sir Samuel Wilson's station, is to be acquired by private purchasers, assisted by the Lands Purchase Board, for closer settlement. ILLNESS OF THE GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, March 15. Lord Chelmsford, the Governor, is suffering from a slight stroke brought on by mental overwork. His medical advisers insist on his having three months', rest.