AUSTRALIAN.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13271, 23 November 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

[Press Association—Coptrisht.]

Melbourno, Nov 22. A Parliamentary return shows that the- foreign sailing vessels trading to Australia are three times as numerous as vessels of Great Britain, the British owned vessels being rapidly bought up by other nationalities. Hobart, Nov 22. A Labour paper has absorbed tho "Tasmanian Evening News, ' after iV> years of independent publication. Sydney, Nov. 22. Tho High Court granted leave to appeal in the Peacock murder case. In the Meagher-Onalow slander action a verdict was given for defendant. ~ W. Tormoy put up a motor cycling record from'Mlebourne to Sydney of 34 hours 3 minutes. The previous record was 48 hours 40 minutes. Tormcy averaged 17 miles an hour.