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Marlborough Express, Volume XLVII, Issue 142, 18 June 1913, Page 3

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[Pbess Association.] SIXXJK EXCHANGE STEADH3&. LONDON,. Jurie 16. The Stock. Exchange is staadieirTfoere havo been two small failures. BLOWN UP BY A MINE.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 16. A. sailing vessel .struck a mine -m ■the Gulf of Smyrna, and was blown up. The number of victims is no* known. INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY CONGRESS.

PARIS, June 16. The International Forestry Congress has opened. Mr P. Mcßride and Sir Newton Moor© represent the Australian States. THE BATTLESHIP AUSTRALIA. LONDON, June 16. The King will visit the battleship Australia on June 30th. COMMONWEALTH BUILDING IN LONDON. LONDON, June 16. The King will lay the foundationstone of the .Commonwealth building on July 24th. MR WATT'S FAREWELL.

LONDON, June 16. Mr Watt was farewelled by the Empire Parliamentary Association. He thanked the British people through the press for their hospitality- He ;outlined the advantages Australia offers to emigrants. They-wanted men and women for the land. They had a sufficiency of city dwellers. He believed that Imperial trade could develop without violating the fiscal views of anyone. He hoped that the English papers would devote greater space to Australian affairs.

A DISASTROUS FIRE.

LONDON, June 16_

Ya.tes and Thoms's engineering works at Blackburn were burnt down. The damage is estimated at £150,000.

A KEEN -SPORTSMAN.

BERLIN, June 16. Lieutenant Egan Krieger won the steeplechase at Madgeburg. He seroplaned eight . miles to Ounewald and won the second horse race.

AUSTRIAN ARMAMENTS

VIENNA, June 16. According to the Tageblatt the new programme providing for a 24,000-ton Dreadnought will'be submitted to the delegations in 1914. Austria-Hun-gary is ordering six "Zeppelins for delivery in 1915 and onwards, armed with machine guns.

EARTHQUAKES ATTIRNOVA

BELGRADE, June 16. There were several shocks of earthquake at Tirnova, and subterranean rumblings throughout the day caused a great panic. Churches and other buildings were badly .damaged, and many houses rendered uninhabitable. A number of deaths were due to falling 'masonry. Most of the bakeries were destroyed, and bread was obtained from neighboring villages.

A RECORD

VIENNA, June 16

A French aviator named Pero-eyon, with two passengers, attained a height of 15,480 feet, which is a record.

BACK INTO THEUGHT.

?ROME, June .16. King Emmanuel has released the Sicilian brigand chief Guiseppe Ferrara, who lias been imprisoned at Aneona for half a ■century.

DECREASE IN. EMIGRATION TO

AUSTRALIA

LONDON, June 16. The Times mentions that among the causes of the deorea.se. in British emigration to Australia are Canada's teener competfblon, that after Australia's boom of 1911-12 there- have been fewer building operations _in Melbourne and _ Sydney, the financial stringency arising from the Balkan situation, and the action of certain States in temporarily reducing the facilities for assisted passages.

GERMAN POLITICAL SITUATION

LONDON, June 16

The Chronicle's Berlin correspondent says that a dissolution is probable, owing to the Liberals and Conservatives failing to agree upon the death duties.

JAPANESE RETRENCHMENT.

TOKIO, June 16

The Government has dismissed SOOO officials, effecting a saving of £6,500,000, including £1,500,000 estimated increase in revenue. The economies of the Waa; Office total £1,000,000, and the navy £500,000.

SPANIARDS IN MOROCCO

TANGIER, June 16. Advices from Tetuan and Arzila state that a quick-firer caused frightful havoc among tire tribesmen, who hav.o withdraw]! disheartened. ! ANTI-GJSRMAN SPEECH. PARIS, June, 16. M. Etienne, Minister for War, in a spWch at Renncs, declared that Germany's sudden army increase indicated that sho had designs on France, and it was necessary to adopt the "triennium sei-vice if Frenchmen did not want to become Germany's vassals and satellites.

FIGHTING AT .THE PHILIPPINES

MANILA, June 16. The Americans completely defeated the Moros a.t Mt. Ragsak. In the engagement the Americans lost six killed and seven wounded, and the Moros lost heavily.

RONALI>-HARPER APPEAL CASE.

MELBOURNE, June 17. The Rev. Ronald recently commenced an action in th© Supreme Court against Robert Harper for £10,000 damages, on the. ground that Harper in an action in 1900 obtained a verdict, by fraud. This action, on Harper's application, was set aside on the ground that it was frivolous and vexatious. Ronald 'appealed against this decision, and the State Full Court has dismissed the appeal with costs.

COMMONWEALTH SAVINGS BANK.

LONDON. June 16

A Commonwealth Savings Bank Department has been inaugurated. Sir George Reid explained its advantages to emigrants, who will be enabled to deposit their money, which will earn 3 per cent, while at sea-, and then they can have it transmitted to Australia free of charge.