THE COMMONWEALTH.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14327, 18 October 1910, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

MAKING MONEY. Press Association —By Tel. —Copyright. MELBOURNE, Oct. 17. The printing of the Federal bank notes commences to-day. TWO-PENNY POSTAGE. The Cape Colony Postal authorities have agreed that letters to and from Australia shall boar the two-penny instead of the two-pence-half-penny stamp, SHOOTING. SYDNEY, Oct. 17. In the King's aggregate AV. Speck, C. Speck, Miniroc, Jackson, A ivies, and .lames Frank each won £2. In the Philip Charley match Munroe won £l. SPOILED THE DAY. As a result of a number of Eiglit-Honrs-Dav officials at liathurst assisting the Liberal candidate in his election, many Unionists declined to partioipato in tho procession, consequently it was much boloiv the standard. SAW THEIR. OPPORTUNITY. It is understood that the police aro on tho track of a powerful gang of forgers who, it is stated, intended to issue simultaneously with tho Common wealth uoto issue a largo quantity of bogus paper. RESCUED FROM THE SEA. Tho steamer Gcrmaiiia, from the East, reports rescuing tho crew (eleven, all told) of the Norwegian steam trawler Berta, wrecked on Prates shoal en route from Norway to Hakodate. She was blown on the reef oy a galo and is a. total wreck. Tho crew took a boat and were drifting tliree days,, with a short supply of food and water - . They were in a bad condition when rcs-«, cued. They were landed ai Manila, FOUL i'LAY. BRISBANE,. Oct. 17* The body of a man named Kelly ivns found near Jondar.van with a wound in his head indicted with a tomahawk. The police detained a fellow workman of Kelly's named Denton, on suspicion.