AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14392, 10 June 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

-• * —~~~ By Telegraph.—Press, Association.—Copyright* r BIRTH STATISTICS; .. (Received June 9, 11 p.m.) .-■ Melbourne, ,- Jane.. 9. The Commonwealth''statistician 1; reports that the births for the year totalled 114,071, an average of 26.4' per 1000. 'With the exception of 1907, when the rate, was 26.55, this is the highest for many.years. There were 14 triplets* and 1128 twins. —,_,- . .: .- TEACHERS' SALARIES. , ~ Sy6Kiar,.>June'9. The new salary scheme for public school teachers provides -;?*/ increases' m totallingI £21,567.' ','.,.;.;'.;;.■ ; .';.'■■.-■-"•,:.;:.,.• . • SING EDWAKD MEMORIAL. ... ~.,.,,..,, HobaAt, June. 9. - A meeting of' citizens" of Launceston . decided to erect a . statue of the late .' / King Edward. ■ ,-.•• .■ .- .;, - , : , • . ADVERTISING AUSTRALIA. ;;-; • , ■ Melbourne,-Juno '9. , The Federal Government has shipped 6000 big coloured posters, .with 1 catchy. . descriptions, depicting agricultural and other scenes in Australia, J or, display in ■./.;■ the country towns of. Britain. . ; ; ; .* ■ * '' THE COAL; VEND. r ... -'■ ■' ( Sydney; ; June 9. \-> >• ":. Thjee; additional' writs .under other. seo» ~ tions of the anti-trust law have : . been- ; issued against the coal • vend, the' shipping ,-: combine,, and the Union Steam;Ship.Com- * 0 pany;' ; > - ..... THE AUSTRALIA FIRE. :; Brisbane, June 9. The cargo damaged by the-fire on-.the . steamer Australia is valued at .£7OOO. ' ' Some of-the deck beams and a portion of -~. the iron deck are badly buckled.. ••• . ,; • , THE ; ~C T?'I>'WCE ACT ; J-- ■• MEiaoxrßNß,. June 9. It is probable '-.tie Federal Defence :;, Act, providing for; compulsory .raining, " will be brought into operation on January \ 1 next. . t -■; : >'• - ;■':{ ' : LABOUR'S PLATFORM, v- :■ ~' ■■;'""-'- • PiEßTHi** June 9. The State Labour Conference adopted resolutions in 'favour " of. c the abolition .of .capital puiushment. and ..the . establishment' of- a State' bank'-by ■ the : ,- i r il i • i* £ iL a removal of all restrictions from' the : Sav« ings Bank , . . . ■ . ; - < ~TT, r, , ,« , , ;•; RAIN IN WEST AUSTRALIA. ' ...:.,.:... \ PEK™;june : 9.-^: General rains have fallen in the ■ West . Australian agricultural areas, and .there is every, prospect of a good season. ■ •;< ;.:, • •" ', ' l " J •■-'/' A RADIUM BANK. ::--,:' ; ."'■'•■■' > .Sidnbt, June Q.i. i The .State Governor is considering the formation of a State radium bank, with , , a capital of £5000, with a view to making -'■• the treatmentof •cancer.-and mother dis- "■ --. eases by means of radium available not : only m- hospitals, but by private practitioners. ■■■ - ■:-'•' > . ■, . ' - ..,, . STOPPING ROUGH, PLAY. Melbotthnb," June 9.' ' The football authorities are:continuing the campaign against rough - play. Another prominent player was last night disqualified, .while at, the Police . Court, two other players were fined £10 ■each 'for ; assaults arising out of a match., ~ ; . , ___ --■ -. .i^,,.V. INTER-COLLEGE SPORTS. ■; . Mblboiwi. June.9. A movement is afoot to check the grow*. ing tendency to over-accentuate the (importance of inter-school sports contests as pari of the training'given in secondary schools:, to.-.end the 'j bitterness {between schools which the multiplication of intercollege contests /Has created.."" '" :'":' :.:•..' PURE 7001) CONFERENCE. . . : ' Stdney, June •9. " : After 15 days' sitting, the Inter-Stata Pure Foods ' Conference, composed of merchants, doctors, and Departmental ex- - perts, has -formulated a uniform standard - -' , ..... . . i i.i for foods which, it is claimed, while pro- .: ■ ... tecting the public health, will': promote , inter-State ! trade and leave a fair margin: -'- of profit to manufacturers and retailers. The scheme needs Parliamentary /sanction; V'A VANCOUVER MAIL SERVICE. Brisbane, June 9. A conference between "exporters of frozen produce and the Chamber of Com- . : merce resolved to urge the Federal Gov-; ernment. to try to arrange ;. with the :;• ; Canadian • Government that the steamer service 'or which Senders are» now being .■ called shall be a Canadian-Australian service, Brisbane to. be.the' first and Mast 'A'P'i port of'call;- in the event-of' Canada insisting on New Zealand .'.being, included,.;-.-•>.. the Federal Government .insist -ton'- Bris- • bane being the last port of call in. the ; Commonwealth, and • that Brisbane;. 1 ship-. .; .-< pers be given an equitable- allotment of , - the frozen epace, subject .to- shippers : . giving 14 days' notice of their requirements, , , the. freighton. producte.t be Jto same from the Commonwealth .as , flora - New Zealand. It was also decided to ask the Federal Government to endeavour;.. ~ ■ to arrange that such products ■ '.enter-.* ... Canada at the same rate of duty as frank" 'J New Zealand.. ... ...: t?. . .■■- .-„■;.- :^

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