AMERICAN COMBINES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 100, 17 June 1911, Page 5

AMERICAN COMBINES.

FURTHER PROSECUTIONS. *%; (Received 17, 9 a.m.) Washington, June IG. A number of senators are pressing for the criminal prosecution of oil and tobacco trusts, following the recent legal decisions. the Kansas Supreme Court has issued orders that tuo Indiana Standard Oil, Kan sas Standard Oil, and Prairie Coal-gas (Companies are subsidiaries of the Standard Oil Co., and prohibiting them for combining to stifle competition. THE GEAL INDUSTRY. (Received 17, 9a.m.) Washington, June IG. It is expected that the international seal conference will agree to the payment of reasonable compensation by America and Russia to Canada and Japan in return for the latter’s relinquishing the right to take seals at sea. it is probable a proportion of . the seal-killing profits will ho devoted to .compensation purposes. AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. .V (M em no, June IG. The Rev. Ross, of Adelaide, a clergyman, applied for appointment as a military nilicer. The local commandant did not approve, and referred the applicant to the military board, which saw no objection to the appointment. Senator McGregor, Acting-Minister of Defence having qualms on the submet, states'l bat in- solved the difficulty by opening In’s Bible at random. His eyes fell on the verse, “Ho that hath in sword iht him sell his garment and buy omv” That dccidoG him, and he or lev, [ tho Rev. Rcss tc lie admitted as an oJlicer. BRITISH CENSUS RETURNS. (Received 17, 10 a.m.) London, Juno 16. Tho census figures for the United Kingdom arc 45,216.6(55. There are 17, 1 !S. *6l males 18,620, 790 females in England and Wales. The loss In emigration during the last ten years has been 497,490. SEISMOGRAPH RECORDS. Madrid, June 16. Seismographs registered an earthquake of groat severity, lasting an hour. Melbourne, June 16. Tim seismograph at the Observatory recorded a severe earthquake early tiiis morning, the waves lasting from 12.27 till 1.53. It is considered that, tho earthquake was a great distance from Australia.

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