AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12274, 11 October 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright)

SYDNEY, October 10. . The Induria, from the Marshall and Gilbert Islands,' reports a serious outbreak;. of pneumonia. 'Ore'r 100 fdeaths havie been recorded. ' V■*'Y ■*' (Received Oct. 11, 10.45 a.m.) w , '&£■"''' >v§YDNEY^ Oct. Ifm 'A' meeting of " tlfe Church ' Defence League adopted a resolution repudiating the authority of the Privy Council on,, the question of vestments, and deprecating autocratic rule by one bishop on doubtful points of doctrine and ceremonial. . The labor bureau report states that the last month easily holds the record for general industrial activity m tne State. (Received Oct. 11, 9.40 a.m.) At the Manchester Unity celebrations the Grand Secretary stated that the Commonwealth total adult population was 2,500,000, whereof 266,000 \vere connected with the Friendly Society movement, whose funds totalled £3,670,000. In' New'Zealahd there were 22,000 members, , the . funds totalling£6oo,ooo. ' At a meeting of Australasian directors of Bowron Bros., Export and Trading Corripany, Sjr J. Carruthers was elected chairman, and Mr Oweri Cox managing director. The allotment of shares was ihade. • The Millers' Association has reduced the price of flour to £9 10s per ton. At the Rifile Association meeting. Sergeant Frank, of Now Zealand, won £2 iri tho Referee match, and Speck and James £1 each iri the Members' match. The weather is bitterly cold m the. Eastern States. Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia report heavy falls of snow on the highlands. ' MELBOURNE, Oct. 11. The FulJ Court has ordered each side m the Varawa case to pay their own costs. The High Court has delivered judgment on a question raised m the boot trade dispute by boot, manufacturers, that the Commonwealth Arbitration Act was unconstitutional and beyond, the power of Parliament, m so far as it, purported to empower/ the Court to make a common rule. The Court unaniihously decided that the Act wan invalid 'on the grounds raised, and refused a common rnle. ' For the half year ended 30th September, the Mount Lyell consignments of blister copper totalled 4124 tons, compared with 4387 tons for the halfyear ended March. HOBART, Oct. 11. Sbme anxiety is "; felt concerning the safety of the steamer Strathnairn, five days overdue from Dunedin.