AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 70, 23 March 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[PRESS ASSOCIATION.}

POSTAL REVENUE, ;Received March 23, 9.52 a.m.)

MELBOURNE, March 22

1 The postal revenue of the Commonwealth during the six months ended December 31 increased Isy £162,000 compared with the corresponding period of the pervious v«ar. 'FRISCO MAILS. j _ MELBOURNE, March 22. The Oceanic Company has notified the Postmaster-General that it agrees to the terms of -settlement of the amount in -dispat© for the carriage of ' mails between Sydney and San Francisco. j . THE PLAGUE. SYDNEY, March 22. A case of plague has occurred at [ Camperdown. The victim worked in I the vicinity of Circular Quay. | RACEHORSES FOR SALE. ] ; . "SYDNEY, March .22. j Mr Crick will .offer Collarit and all j his other racehorses at auction after the forthcoming A.J.C. meeting. SCARCITY OF LABOUR. SYDNEY, March 23. The Director for Labour reports that efficient labour of various classes is scarce. • PUBLICATION OF BETTING ODDS .MELBOURNE, March 23. The Melbourne Herald has been fined £10, for publishing betting odds. A stay'of .proceedings was granted. 'A -GOOD WHEAT YIELD. -MELBOURNE, March 23. The Government Statistician's amended return shows that the wheat : . yield of'-the: past season was 22,618,000 i bushels, an average of-11.13. This 1 >yield "has coiily twice previously been , ".exeeede'd. . . ... THE QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS, i BRISBANE, March 23. ; The' Parliamentary elections have I •'been-'fixed.-for May 18. A .USEFUL INDENTION. ADELAIDE, March 23. -'MrZMorley, of the taxation office, j- ;hasi invented an effective contrivance i for. closing and sealing mail-bags. Its would save the Commonwealth between £10,000 and £15,000,

which is annually spent on wax and string.