The Oil Trust.
TRYING TO EVADE THE LAW. Melbourne, February 9. The Aye states that trouble has arisen between the Standard Oil Trust and the Customs Department. The Federal law requires oil cases to be marked " 150 per cent, fire test,” and that oil lumes must stand heat up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit before the oil ignites, This provision the Trust seek to defy. The newspaper states that certain de-fectively-marled shipments, made in deliberate defiance of the Federal law, will not be allowed to land until they are brought into conformity with the Legislature,
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 5
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94The Oil Trust. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 13, 12 February 1907, Page 5
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