AUSTRALIA.
United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received March 16, 8.45 a.m.) STATE PARLIAMENT. SYDNEY, March 16. The State Parliament has been prorogued till May. BARBERS' PRICES. A scheme' is afoot among city hairdressers to raise the price of shaving td 4d and of haircutting to 9d, with a cor. responding increase in journeymen'j wages. In Brisbane the price of a haircut will be raised from 6d to Is aftei May 1. THE GUNDAGAI GOLD. Further rich finds of gold haye been made in the Long Tunnel mine at Gundagai. . A NELSON WREATH. Arrangements have been made so thai in future an Australian wreath will be placed on Nelson's monument on Tra« falgar Day. TO EXPLOIT SEAWEED. The prospectus has been issued by the Australian Marine Fibres Company with a capital of £165,000. It proposes to convert large deposits of the marinfl plant Posidonia Australia at Spencer' t Gulf into a marketable fibre, suitable for cloth-making a.nd other purposes. PEOPLE FOR QUEENSLAND. BRISBANE, March 16. The Agent-General reports that there are more immigrants offering than he can find steamer accommodation for. Four vessels have been specially engaged to take out men to build rail* ways.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10104, 16 March 1911, Page 2
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