COMMONWEALTH ITEMS.
INCREASED STATE LOAN,
SYDNEY, Feb. 23
The New South Wales Government is asking for a further loan of £250,----000 from the Federal Government, making a total of £950,000. EMPIRE FESTIVAL ATHLETES. MELBOURNE, Feb. 23. Davis will be unable to accompany the Festival of Empire athletic representatives. Frank Brown is prepared to go. HOWARD SMITH COMPANY. SYDNEY, Feb. 23. The Howard Smith Company's net profits for the year were £61,185, compared with £55,227 for the previous year. A dividend of 10 per centum has been declared. COSTLY LAW PROCESS. MELBOURNE, Feb. 23. The boundary line litigation between Victoria and South Australia is costing £800 daily, and the hearing will probably last six weeks. PRINCE LEOPOLD. SYDNEY, Feb. 23. Prince Leopold of Battenberg, who is an inmate of a private hospital, is reported to be making favorable progress.
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Northern Advocate, 24 February 1911, Page 3
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