AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 104, 23 June 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Melbourne, June 22. 3ho University Senate lias decided to establish a professorship of agriculture.

Perth, June 22. The pearling cutter Thistle foundered in Sharks’ Bay, and two of tiro Malay crew were drowned. A ballot of the Boulder and Kalgoorlie branches of the Minors’ Union not to work with non-union-ists. No decisive action has yet been taken.

p i Sydney, June 22. iho New South Wales Government has arranged to borrow another 1/1,000,000 from the Commonwealth. Luc loan will have a currency of twelve months at 3 per cent, interest. The money now loaned by the Commonwealth to the States totals nearly £4,000,000. Sydney easiness men interested in ihe meat trade again scout the idea of the reported activity of the American meat trust or that it has any iciea of operating in Australia. They ucclare that the population of Australia is too small to induce the American trust to operate here. The second annual Marathon race of twenty-five miles, three hundred and eighty-five yards, was won by Boulter, of Newtown, in 2hr. 54min. 28 i -osec. Of the twenty-seven starters, tl.c doctors advised only ono not to start.

(Received 23, 8.5 a.m.) an tt 1 vi i June 23. I lie Higida.nd Society has initiated l } . movement to, erect a statue to King Edward in Sydney. (Received 23, 8.45 a.m.) \ Melbourne, June 23. ivfi Mount Lyall returns from i-'noi y to 'l ll,lO inclusive arc 20,281 tons ore treated for 654 tons blister copper, containing 617 tons copper, 40.956 ounces silver, and 748 ounces gold. A gas explosion at Conway’s baleilroy, wrecked the building, iiie windows were blown across the street. Adjoining bouses were damaged. _ The residents,| thinking it was an earthquake, rushed into the. road in their night attire. Curiously, Conway and his wife were sloepUI S right over the centre of the explosion and wore not awakened, though a largo hole was blown right under the bed.

. Sydney, Juno 23. Ihe price of butter has been raised by 8s for best. It is now 120 s. Melbourne, June 23. There has been no practical result from _the Federal Government’s offer of £SOOO for the successful application ot aviation for defence purposes The vote will lapse. The Defence Department intends to ask for a larger vote next year with a view of helping anyone having practical ideas on the subject.

~ Sydney, Juno 23. Ihe takings at yesterday’s football match were £2570.

On the basis of the census figures, the representation of the various States in the Federal House should be: New South Wales 27, Victoria 21, Queensland 10, South Australia, i , Westralia and Tasmania 5 each. Melbourne, June 23. .The latest report from the flooded districts state that the rivers are falling. Big areas are still under water. There has been widespread damage. The Acting-Minister of Defence has promised sympathetic consideration of the proposal to provide pensions for soldiers. He said something should bo done' to make the position of the soldier in Australia is comfortable as possible. Perth, June 23. A tragedy lias occurred at Uhina. near Coolgardie. An Italian named Moffati was found wandering in the hush in a demented condition. He stated that he had killed two companions, a fellow-countryman named Vauni and a Gorman at Moffati’s camp. The police discovered Vauni and the German dead, with terrible wounds, apparently made with an axe. Moffati was very violent when arrested.