AUSTRALIAN.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13315, 16 January 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

[Press Association—Copyright.] Sydney, Jan 15. Tho temperature to-day registered 102.0, the record for two years. Storms are raging in the country districts, and telegraphic-communica-tion is badly interrupted. Melbourne, Jail; 15. Auckland is declared clean" from plague as far as trade with Australia is concerned. A suggestion has been made that the letter writers of the Commonwes'th should subscribe a penny each towards a fund to recognise Mr. Hcnniker Heaton's efforts to secure jpenny postage. Beaurepairo entered for the half ■ mile amateur swimming championship but was not allowed to compete because ho was a teacher of swimming i in schools. Perth, Jan 15. The Government has raised a half million 4 per cent loan at £97 Is 3d for tho purchase of th« gasworks.