AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 98, 25 April 1912, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, April 2!. Tho Commercial Stores at Mundoran wore burnt, the damage being three thousand pounds. Lionel Martin, shop assistant, who was sleeping on the premises, was overcome by smoko and incinerated. Another assistant escaped. Perth, April 24. Besides a donation to the Trades Hall building the Premier announced that he was prepared to purchase the site at a cost of £3BOO, to grant a perpetual lease, to consider the matter of taking up the 'Trades Council’s overdraft at the private bank and lending sufficient to complete tiie building. , Brisbane, April 21. Owing to the bursting of a tyro a motor car overturned at Killarnoy. Charles Pierce was killed and throe other occupants wore seriously injured. Sydney, April 23. A French weather-board cottage was destroyed by fire, and the charred remains of Mrs Potolmy were found a bed. Her two young children perished in an attempt to escape. Brown and McPherson were found not guilty on the charge of conspiracy. Brown was discharged, and McPherson was remanded until Monday on a further chargetof stealing' £54.97 of the Singer Company’s moneys. (Received 25, 8.5 a.m.) Sydney, April 25. Four ladies were fined 5s for wearing dangerously protruding hatpins. These were the first prosecutions under the new by-law. (Received 25, 10.5 a.m.) Sydney, April 25. A meat exporter, in evidence before the Food Commission, denied tho operations of agents of the American Moat Trust in local markets. Jr support of his contention, he stated that meat was cheaper in New South Wales than in any other part of the world. In connection with the recent burglaries a man named Richmond has been, sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on each of fourteen charges, concurrent. Hobart, April 25. ■ Obituary: Captain Here, a woiiknown African explorer and missionary.