LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 88, 2 June 1911, Page 6

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

BATIN'G ACCIDENT. (Received 2, 10.10 a.m.) Sydney. .June 2. A naval skid’ containing seven bluejackets capsized in the harbour. Five clung to tho boat, and were rescued. Two swam for the shore, one of whom was rescued, hut the other is missing. NOT ENTERTAINED. Alclbonrne, .1 nnc 2. A Trades Council deputation asked Mr. Watt, Acting-Premier, for permission for the Rail way .Service Union to aliiiialc with the Trades Hall. Mr. Watt declined, stating that the only object; of afliliaiion would be to exercise outside prcssin-q.-, g . -. ,A

KVABI.N'C WSTOMS JJFfIKS; Melbourne, June 2. .joiiii Pit hers, engineer, lias been (hied 210 for evading tiio payment ol cliuv mi machinery of tlio value ol £IOO imported from Now Zealand. In November Pithcrs brought an aeroplane to oiler the Cminnonwcajtli (level niiioiit of the value of £l3 ss, which passe (! the Customs. Afterwards I'ithevn, on being examined in hanki ople.v, swore the machine (which was in packages) was valued at (lie least at g2OO. The defence stated that the (lovermnent, seized the aeroplane lor non-payment of duty. The .Magistrate, in imposing the line, said lie did not think there was any attempt to defraud file Dep.u tmont. OF! I.M STEAL! XG CASE. Melbourne, June 2. The High Oourfc refused leave to apjic.il in the opium stealing case, the Chief Jusiicc remarking that it was aa offence against the peace of the King. .I ; A REQUEST DECLINED. Sydney, June 2. Mr. Booby declined a request to allow women to sit on the Women’s Work and Wages Commission. BILLIARDS. Melbourne, June 2. Liadruia made an Australian record break of <S 1 (>, of which 17b were off the rrd. lie is leading Reece by 700.