AUSTRALIAN.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13666, 7 August 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

Pre»4 Association-Bv Telegraph-Copyright CONTINUING 'RAINS'. SYDNEY, Aug. 6. Showery weather continues. Over 15 inches ot rain hav« fallen since Monday week.- . . ,■ ... SYDNEY HORSE PARADE. Despite :tlie. bad weather tlie: Agricultural Society's annual horse parade was successful.- 1 ThfV entries exceeded* 1 those of last' year, and the display was of a high standard. In heavy Clydesdales Mesn?. Coffrey.. and Murphy -oE New, land won. first- prize .for marejs <with..Princess. and were second in stallions-: with Aparima Lad.. In-active farm classes they won 'two first with the stallions'' Colonel and 1 Agitator. ■ ■ At 1 " the 'sales on account of Mr Small. Canterbury, Golden Easrle realised,. 85gns, and! on- account 'of Messrs Mitchell and O'Brien, Oamaini. -Director 'lo2gns, ,« and Strongwood 62^'gns. RE-QPENTNG IRON WORKS'. The small mill ait the Eskbank ironworks has restarted. - The: big mill will be lvxpened next week. *■ " BLOW TO LABOUR. The decision.'of [the High- Court in tlia Union label case is. considered, in Labour circles to- be. a <>erious but, it is understood- that- efforts will be.■ made, to find a solution-bf the difficulty. The court declared that' clause 7 of the Commonwealth ' Trades : Mark Act, -relating- to workers'' tirades marks was invalid and! that the Union- label is not • a trade mark wi'thin tlife-meaning of the law. Tlie-Court made art Order 'restraining the -registrar from continuing to keep a: register of workers' trade . marks. MILITARY TRAINING. MELBOURNE, Aug. 6. -' The (Defence'"^Department': will send militia-officers to India for-a stated period for training. ;