AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XL, Issue 13156, 16 August 1913, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) v SYDNEY, August 15.

The Sydney farmers' Company has purchased a block 'with an 82ft. frontage to -George street for £100,000. The block adjoins their own, premises, which are to be extended when the leases, of the newly -acquired block expire m 1915. Mr Trefle has cabled' to Mr Coghlan to make thorough inquiries into Dr Beattie's new method of sterilising milk by electric shock. The Broken Hill shop assistants struck despite yesterday's injunction, and many shops are closed. (Received August 16, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEVT, August 16. It is confidently expected that Sir •Samuel Griffith- will- l>3 offered tho position of Law Lord under the British Appellate* Jurisdiction; Act. It • is , not thorght likely that'll© will accept. Sir Samuel Griffith is at present m England. I The warsliip Torch has arrived from Noumea. Her future movements are uncertain. One Report is that she pays off and drops out of active service. BRISBANE/ August. 16. Shatter, ,of New South Wales, bsat Kidson (Queensland) for tho amateur billiard championship of Australia.