AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 26 October 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MOTOR FATALITY. Sydney, October 25. In a motoring accident at Manly, a wheel collapsed, the ear overturned, and the occupants wore pinned underneath. Mr. Trqughton, one of the occupants, was killed; Irene Sandman, the beauty actress, is in a critical condition, and the .driver (Evans) is seriously hurt. Wood, the other occupant, is slightly injured. AN OVERDUE SHIP. Sydney, October 25. There is anxiety in shipping circles for the safety of the Mary Isabel, which is forty-eight days out from Whangapo to Sydney. NEW ZEALAND OYSTERS. Sydney, October 25. A witness before the Food Commission declared that it was possible to get a better bag of oysters in •New Zealand for 12s than in Sydney for £3. SUGAR COMMISSION SITTING. Brisbane, October 25. The Sugar Commission has commenced its sitting. It refused to allow the Sugar Company to be represented by counsel. FOUNDATION STONE LAID. (Received 26, 9 a.m.) Sydney, October 26. The Lieutenant-Governor laid the foundation stone of the new premises of the Country Press Association in Castloreagh Street. Subsequently he opened the association’s annual conference. THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. \ Sydney, October 26. A number of petitions have been presented to the Assembly in favour of the early closing of liquor bars. NEW WORKS. Sydney, October 26. . The Minister of Works has submitted a proposal for several new railways and harbour i mprovemenQs FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Sydney, October 26. The report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies shows that during the year the membership has increased from 133,129, to 149,442, with accumulated funds of £1,419, an increase for the year of £84,316. A portion of the report, which deals with trades unions, that 174 unions were existent at the end oi last year, with a membership of 130,346, and assets totalling £98,758. A MINISTER’S HEALTH. Sydney, October 26. The condition of the Chief Secretary. Mr. Donald Macdonnell, who has been ill in Melbourne for some months, is serious.