AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLII, Issue 248, 19 October 1908, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

LPKESS ASSOCIATION.] ALMOST A MILLIONAIRE

MELBOURNE, Oct. 17. The late David Syme's estate has been certified for probate at £929,481.

THE KING'S PRIZEMAN,

SYDNEY, Oct. 17. Edwards, the winner of the King's Prize, also won the Rifle Association's champion medal.

A NEW EXPLOSIVE

SYDNEY, Oct. 17. A successful trial has been made of a new explosive invented by Mr Pomeroy, a New Zealander.

AWAITING EVENTS

MELBOURNE, Oct. 17. The Federal Senate has adjourned till the 28th, pending the result of the censure motion in the House.

A STRIKE THREATENED

SYDNEY, Oct. 17. A general strike in the Barrier mines is threatened on Monday if the managers persist in/their decision to meet non-political unions in conference.

REDUCTION OF LICENSES. SYDNEY, Oct. 17. The work of the Licensing Courts under the Local Option Bill has been completed. The hotels: closed throughout the State number 292, «qual to about 9.66 per cent, of the total.