AUSTRALIA.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 31, 11.30 a.m.) CHINESE LAW-BREAKERS. SYDNEY, March 81. Thirteen Chinese employers have been fined for infringements of the Early Closing Act. """". MANUFACTURERS' DAY. To-day is being observed as Manufacturers' Day, manufacturers and storekeepers making a special display of Australian manufactur.es in their windows. SPURIOUS COINS. A number of spurious sovereigns are in circulation. Tho bookmakers at the Randwiok meeting were largely victimised, the coins being a good imitation. BUSH FIRES. MELBOURNE, March 31. By destructive bush fires in tne Mirboo and Leongatha districts much grass and fencing have been destroyed. Several families have been burnt out, and some people spent many hours in tanks in order to avoid the flames. SMALLPOX. Three additional cases of smallpox have boon discovered amongst the Otway's quarantined passengers.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9810, 31 March 1910, Page 2
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