THE COMMONWEALTH.
REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON. Press Associatdon-By Teleeraph-CopyrigM MELBOURNE, August 7. The High Commissioners Bill was read a first time. The appointment will be lor live years, at u salary of of .£3001), with an allowance of £2OOO annually for the upkeep of the official residence and travelling expenses. Tho duties are, besides representing tho Coininoiiwaltb, to look after the commercial, financial --and general interests of the States, in order to uioro economically advance the material interests and welfare of every part oE Australia. FOR. CASTAWAYS. Mr Deakin announced that stops were being taken to provide Ji boat and provisions at Middleton reef for tho use of castaways. .POTATO DISEASE. HOBAET, August 7. The Government entomologist disagrees with other experts' opinion tluib the potato disease is Irish blight. HEAVY FLOODS. PERTH, August 7-.--There are heavy floods in the Clio district.' Nine washaways occurred ou the railways in twelve miles, which are under water. Received 0.30 a.m., August l)th. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. SYDNEY, August 8. 11.M.5. Powerful, at Brisbane, mm* mnnieated with the Challenger ill Sydney harbour wirelessly. QUEENSLAND'S JUBILEE. BRISBANE. August .8. Tho city is decorated and crowded with visitors for the jubilee celebrations, commencing to-day, and extending over a fortnight. .
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13975, 9 August 1909, Page 5
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