AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 133, 28 July 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SERIOUS QUEENSLAND CONFLICT. Brisbane, July 27. A serious riot occurred at Childers, where 135 sugar strikers attacked forty free labourers in a factory, smashing the windows and damaging the machinery. Several persons were injured. A magistrate was sent for to read the Riot Act, and the disturbance was quelled. Extended idleness has caused business to come to a standstill. AUSTRALIAN CADETS. Sydney, July 27. The first enrolment of the senior cadets of the Commonwealth will amount to 97,000. The number of exemptions is larger than expected. The Acting-Minister of Defence states that there is no objection to the Boy Scouts, provided they do military duty. DISHONEST RESTAURANTEURS. Sydney, July 27. ■ At the Food Commission Mr Stead, the naturalist of the Fisheries Department, throw some light on the wiles of certain restaurant-keepers, declaring that ynnllot was sold as a substitute for almost any class of fish. He quoted figures showing that fishermen often received less than half what their consignments brought at the market. SYDNEY BANK CLEARANCES. Sydney, July 27.. The clearances through the Sydney banks since the beginning of the year total £666,894,911, an increase of 12.8 par cent, over last year. THE YONGAL'A WRECK. Brisbane) July 27. The Government has extended the offer of £IOOO for the discovery of the Yongala wreck till September 30. MILITARY FORCES. (Received 28, 9.20 a.m.) Sydney, July 28. Major-General Kirkpatrick, Inspec-tor-General of the Commonwealth Military Forces, in his first annual report, declared that Australia has splendid material for an army, but that the training of all branches of the service were faulty and inefficient. The officers bad not performed their duties satisfactorily. The InspectorGeneral recommends obtaining a trained general and staff to assist the citizen officers. MINERAL EXPORTS. . Perth, July 28. The output of minerals last year was valued at £6.522,267, a decrease of £536,816. Gold Showed the chief decrease; coal bad a slight increase.