LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 145, 11 August 1911, Page 6

LATEST AUSTRALIAN.

13y Electric Telegraph.--Copyright. United Press Association. Sydney, August 10. At the inquest on the victimo ot the Ai ukweiliirnok motor inullity i-ne jury found tied Suess, the driver, was unblamable, and censured the Shire Coimeil lor not taking precautions to make tiie road safe. Melbourne, August 10. The objects of the WO Ham sonC.brtke U’.eat: kal combine is to reduce the con of - production of ph;vs, which, during the last four or five year.:, has b;v i doubled, mainly ov. ing to the increase of royalties and salaries. Another object is to nine Lee artistic tone of toe productions brought, out and regulate the dates and nature of attractions touring AnsLralpcia. Among the theaties taken crer by the combination ate the Opera House (Wellington) and uio Royal Theatre (Chi istelnuch). Ten to twelve expensive companies will -- kept tonring Australia and New Zealand.

(Received 11, 9.15 a.m.i Melbourne, August 11. The value of the meat and butter exported from the Commonwealth for the last financial year was £8.701,879, an fncreas of £3,252,619 on the previous peiiod. Tasmania exported over 1,000,000 cases of fruit, valued at £228,601. Bishop Wilson, of Melanesia, made official representations to Mr Hughes of the unsatisfactory condition arising out of the dual control of the New Hebrides, Ho requested the Commonwealth to approach the Imperial authorities with a view to the; appointment of unlive protectors. It was arranged that the Bishop put his case in writing. Sydney, August 11. The annual report of the Medical Health Officer shows that fast year’s deaths’ record in Sydney was 10.9 per 1000, the lowest in the world. The infant mortality was per 1000 births. The report states that it is also highly satisfactory that cases of consumption had greatly decreased. Brisbane, August 11. A privately-owned sugar train at Bingcra struck a cow. ’The engine and four trucks were derailed and thrown down an embankment. The weighing superintendent was killed. (Received 11, 10.55 a.in.)

■Sydney, August 11. The body of ti to suicide supposed to he Mary Wilson has been positively identified as ’ Ellen Margaret Bench, 'formerly a lodginglionae-keep-er at Woolloomooloo, Sydney. In July she visited Auckland with the intention of. seeing a sister, whose name is well known. It is believed she did not call on her sister. Archdeacon Boyce; attributes the increased convictions for , drunkenness in Now Zealand to a wave. He positively. states that it is no ease against No-License. d

Brisbane, August 11. The driver (Conway) was also killed in' the’ 'Binger a'’ r;i;l\v:i.v ' accident. .Melbourne, August 11. The wharf lahrnncrs who unloaded the Aramaoh’s general cprgo declined to touch sugar. Clerks completed the work. The drivers’ refused to cart the sugar. Liminnn is in good forhv Scores: Lindrura 8669, Stevenson 5768. Adelaide. August 11. At the football carnival, Tasmania heat New 'South Wales.