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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9538, 15 June 1911, Page 5

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- I (BY EIEOTRIO TELEGBAPB-COPyBIGHT.) , (Peb Pbess Association.') MELBOURNE, Juno 14. A company with a capital of £300,000 is being formed to control the milk supply of the metropolitan area. HOBART, June 14. ( The Government, has obtained through s the London and Westminster Bank ] £1.000,000 for loan redemption purposes, f FREMANTLE, Juno 14. , Dr. Borgia, of tho Marist Order at j Auckland, returned by tho Orsova. Received June 15, 9.25 a.m. SYDNEY, June 15. The Billingworth colliery at Newcastle, which was closed after the big explosion ' | on December 7. has been reopened. An j ominous' rumbling sound followed the breaking of the seals, also a rush of gas. < The mine afterwards became normal. : Tho new road round the harbour front outlined by Mr Carmichael involves the ] resumption of the gasworks site. i MELBOURNE, June 15. The master tanners have resolved to increase tho price of leather by ten per cent, from July Ist, owing to the advance in tho cost of raw material and wages j in different branches of the industry. ( Replying to criticism to the proposal to reduce tho gold reserve, Mr Eraser, Acting-Treasurer, declared the Commonwealth's was the safest note issue in 'the ■ world. ' Received June 15,10.50 a.m. SYDNEY, June 15. In tho Assembly Hon. S. Booby proposed tho second reading of the Industrial j Arbitration Bill. Ho said ho confidently looked forward to tho day when strikes would cease. A long discussion is promkcl PERTH, June 15. The wheat yield for tho past, season was 5,885,877 bushels from 580„568 acres. Detalis of the shooting of Steward at Singapore, cabled on Sunday, are that Mrs Proudfoot states she was alone in the bungalow when Steward, who was a friend of tho family, called and made violent advances. She seized a lovolvcr and fired five shots into his body at close quarters. Steward is described as a quiet man. Bail of 1000 dollars was allowed. Received Juno 15, 9.55 a.m. SYDNEY, June 14. The barque Helen Denny met tho full force of the recent storm. The crew had a, severe experience. The vessel was undamaged. „_ _ ~ . MELBOURNE, Juno 15. The Italian Consul-General has received from the Italian Government medals for distribution to those chiefly instrumental in collecting subscriptions for tho relief of victims in tho Sicilo-G'alabra earthquake in 1909, including a silver medal for Sir Joseph Ward. The alteration in the postal regulations for registered articles provides that in future parcels will bo delivered to the addresses personally or returned to the sender, This applies even in case of death. A scries of earth disturbances have occurred in the Halston district. Fissures eight feet deep appeared in tho ground and huge trees wore torn lip and big mounds created. It is unknown whether the cause was a landslide or a seismic disturbance.