AUSTRALIAN.
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Sydney, May 17. Exceptionally heavy fogs are enveloping the coast and seriously hampering shipping, Scotland, secretary of the Sydney Seamen's Union, has been missing for nearly a fortnight. Mr Kidman, the "cattle king," has concluded a world's tour. He considered that there is no immediate prospects of American and Europenn markets being opened. Three more politicians have been fined for street speaking, including Mr Hughes, the Commonwealth AttorneyGeneral. The Presbyterian Assembly forwarded a message to the Imperial Government rejoicing at the suggested AngloAmerican arbitration treaty. The Postmaster-General has decided to conduct systematic tests in connection with the telephone service. An officer will devote his time to going round and ringing numbers on differon* telephones, and will report the sill*The native population of Papua is 270,745, the whites being just under 1,000. Melbourne. May 17. Mr.Thomas, the Federal Postmaster- , General, was fined for failing to have I a child vaccinated. '
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Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13109, 18 May 1911, Page 3
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153AUSTRALIAN. Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13109, 18 May 1911, Page 3
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