FROM THE COMMONWEALTH.
(Press Association.—By Telegraph,Copyright). Sydney, Yesterday. M. Trefle, who has hitlierto been Honorary Minister for Agriculture, has received the portfolio of Agriculture. 'Tlie weather is very hoi and some districts .are suffering severely from drought. A branch of the Young China ' League has been formed in Sydney i with fche*ol)ject of assisting the estafo- > lislunent of the Republic of China. The Sajnoan chief Temases lias ari rived in Sydney, returning home from Germany,, where he went to pay homage t© the Kaiser. , Brisbane, yesterday. There is severe draught in the : Western districts, and the mail ser- : vice to Emilia is suspended. ' Two long-sentence prisoners (Craig and M'lntyre) escaped from the gaol J hospital .at .St. Helena Island, They , secured a -boat and reached the main. [ land uncajrtUKed.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1458, 9 November 1911, Page 8
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129FROM THE COMMONWEALTH. Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1458, 9 November 1911, Page 8
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