AUSTRALIAN.

Northern Advocate, 9 December 1893, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

THE WOOL SALES. Davis, accountant, charged with embezzling £3,000 from a Sydney firm was sentenced to three years' penal servitude and ordered to pay a fine of £1,000 out of his estate. The weather is extremely hot in New South Wales. The heat at Sydney, on Wednesday, registered 94 in the shade. The Bank Bill has passed the Legislative Council. The South Australian railway revenue has decreased £200,000. . Replying to a question in the South Australian Legislative Assembly, the Premier said the Government were considering a scheme of compulsory military ■ ' service. Tbe statement was received with loud cries of dissent from members of the. Labour party. Sydney, December 7. There has been a large business in wool this week. Eates have been well supported and competition is keen and lively. - Melbourne. ■ At the wool sales, competition was ex- , oeedingly brisk, especially for greasy and / merino, which are very firm with an upward tendency. . . . ■ t . >, „ A curious case is reported from Dubbo, ' New South Wales.. The secretary and manager of the Refrigerating Works were * charged with slaughtering: sheep without ■'- a license. The Bench had no option but to impose the full penalty of £10 for . every sheep killed and consequently fined each of the defendants £16,870. The fine must be paid within three days, failing which the defendants have to go to gavl. • -