AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Telegraph.Press Association.Copyright. H.M.S. POWERFUL.. (Received January 2, 1 a.m.). .. Sydney, January 1..H.M.S. Powerful, the flagship -of -the Australasian squadron, arrived from Auckland yesterday. COAL TRADE DEPRESSED. Sydney, December, 31. The Under-Secretary for Mines reports a marked depression in the coal trade, principally noticeable in the decline oE shipments to oversea ports.' . BUILDING TRADE BOOMIEG. Sydney, December 31."
" Statistics prepared by ■ the master builders' organisation show * that the building trade is booming in the capitals of each State. Labour of all kinds is scarce. .
• STATES AND FEDERATION. Melbourne, December 51. The Federal Treasury made the final payment, under the Braddon clause to the States yesterday. The amounts totalled
£2,160,000. In future the" payments will be on the basis of 25s per capita. •/"'
TRAVELLERS AT CRICKET.
Melbourne, December 31.
The New South Wales commercial travellers defeated the Victorian travellers for the Australian Travellers' Cricket Shield. New South Wales, for • sis wickets, scored 424, and then declared their innings closed, E. L. Waddy (111), and Small (not out 150) being top scorers.. Victoria scored 189, Delves (75) being the chief scorers. / •
CHINESE PIG IKON.
Sydney, December 31.
The steamer St. Albans from the East, brought. 700 tons of Chinese manufactured; pig iron for Melbourne. -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14567, 2 January 1911, Page 5
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