THE COMMONWEALTH.
AUSTRALIAN NEWS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Coble Association. BRITISH RULE' PA VOURED. (Received July 9, 11.40 a.m.) MELBOURNE, July 9. Dr Clapp, medical officer at Nauru, states tiiat a ballot taken among the natives gave an overwhelming majority in favour of British rule. COST OF SETTLING SOLDIERS. MELBOURNE, July 9. In opening the Assembly, the Governor stated that the cost to Victoria of settling soldiers on the land was estimated at £10,000,000.
HIGH PRICED RAM. SYDNEY, July 9. At the sheep sales at Wanganella, a stud ram fetched 650 guineas.
profiteering crusade. SYDNEY, July 9. The State Parliamentary National Party has decided upon ” a crusade against profiteering. The party has resolved upon the resuscitation of the Necessary Commodities Commission-
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12688, 9 July 1919, Page 5
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