AUSTRALIAN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 100, 17 June 1911, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN.

PACTFIQUE DOCKED. Sydney, June 16. The Pacifiquo is docked. Ker stern frame is fractured and the rudder post bent. Nine plates will require removing. . STATE AND COAIAIONUVEALTHSydney, Juno 17. The State Treasurer estimates that New South' Wales will lose £1,000,000 on account of the change to a per capita basis by the Commonwealth iii payment of Customs revenue. JEWELLERY STORE ON FIRE. Sydney, June 16. A fire occurred at Angus' and Scootes’ jewellery store._in Kent ,street to-night. v The Duilding and goods on one floor, valued at £20,000, were badly, damaged.) .... : v ROUGH ON SHIPPING. Sydney, June 16. ’The Btl'ambi has arrived from Ho-, kiauga. She encountered fierce southwesterly gales throughout, and was compelle 1 to shelter a day under Lord Howie. Island. The islanders reported the lic.tviccr gales for years. Parts of the. foi cshcrcL are washed away, and a quaiil-ty of Oregon timber has chitted ashore on the island. THE WJAiMERA u6OTBALLERS Sydney, Juiio iG. The footballers remain aboard tlio Wimiiiora, as they arrived too, late to land to-night. lATALLY CRUSHED. . <??• .i Melbourne, Juno 16. Two men named Webber and—McNi.-.' chol were crushed to death by a fall of rock at Glenbrook railway deviation "■ OTk t, AA H3I MAWSON’S EXPEDITION. v- % s - ■ \ Sydney, Juno - 7 li( response to a suggestion- by ; a piUilic meeting : tiia “Herald” has opened a Mawson expedition subscription list. SINKING OF COAL HULK. Ho bar, t, June 17. The Union Company’s; hulk Nelson, stationed in the river Tamar, Sank, with four hundred tons of coal. A B.Y-EJ. ECTION. Melbourne', Juno 27. The by-election ioi Bendigo East resulted ni an easy victory for Mr. HampsOn, the Labour candidate. NAVAL TRAINING. Melbourne. June 17. Air. Hughes agrees with the view expressed by Air. AlcKcnna regarding Imperial uniformity in naval training. CENSUS RETURNS. (Received 17, 9 a.m.) Sydney, Juno 17; The census returns indicate that the population of New South Wales is nearly 20,000 less than the statistics estimate. Mr Carmichael thinks the census is incomplete. ■ SCARCITY OF LABOUR. Alclbourno, June 17. At the conference on the scarcity of labour, it was stated that there wore 1336 known vacancies for women that cannot be filled. A HEAVY SENTENCE. Adelaide, June 17. For forging a cheque for £l6, a prisoner was sentenced to four years, the Judge remarking that it would ho unfair if he did not, in some tangible way. recognise the prisoner’s skill and ability at. deception.