THE COMMONWEALTH.
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THE'FLAGSHIP
SYDNEY, August 5.
IT.M.S. Powerful, with Admiral Poore on board, has sailed on a visit to Brisbane in connection with the jubilee celebrations there. From Brisbane she will proceed on a cruise to tin islands. . " ■' n ■ FROZEN MEAT. The Chamber of Commerce adopted the. Sectional Committee's report in favour of improving the conditions for handling frozen meat; also that an enquiry should be held into the methods employed in dealing with the meat after it roaches London. SCENE IN, THE ASSEMBLY. Mr Carmichael created a scene in the Assembly during the debate on the Inebriates Bill, by declaring thai "we have bad and have brutal ministers." Refusing to withdraw the remark he was escorted by the Sergeant from the Chamber. HORSE SALES. "At the horse sales; Mr Grant, of Hawera, sold the draught stallion Lord ,7'aeko for lOOgns, Knight of Quality at SOgns, BenaLeo at 75gns. On account of Mr MoKorrow. Otago, Tirodale sold, at 150gns.
THE HORSHAM TRAGEDY
MELBOURNE, August 5
In connection with the Horsham tragedy of July 12th, Hay and Mrs Cox were charged with the wilful murder of the female prisoner's husband, llav was found guilty of manslaughter and-sentenced to fifteen years' imprisonment. Mrs Cox was acquitted. METEOROLOGICAL' RECORDS. The Shackloton Antarctic meteorological records" ar ebeing examined and arranged by. Professor David. They will eventually be handed over to the Commonwealth. ~-,. Received la.m., August Oth. QUARANTINE LAWS. New and drastic regulations have been framed under the federal quarantine laws to prevent shipping introducing the plague. COSTLY MERINO RAM. The merino ram Sir "William has been purchased by .the trustees of the' late Sir V. J. Clarke for 1350 gns. POTATO BLIGHT. ffORART. August 5. A report by the. Victorian Government pathologist declares, after an exhaustive examination, the disease affecting Tasmanian potatoes to be Irish blight. THE DARR. RIVER ESTATE. ' BRISBANE, August 5. Tho Darr River Downs Estate, near Longhoaeh, of 51,557 acres freehold and 21,700 acres leasehold, with 124,000 sheep, has been sold to Messrs Watt and Coleman, of. Napier, New Zealand.
THE COMMONWEALTH.
Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13973, 6 August 1909, Page 5
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