AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2718, 13 March 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF TWO SOLDIERS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne. March 11. A mysterious affair is reported from Seymour. Private William Leethy was found dead outside a house where a number of soldiers had been drinking. Subsequently the dead body of bis brother, Private Edward Leethy, war discovered in the river. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HARVEST. Adclaido, March 11. 'Ola Minister of Agriculture now estimates tile wheat yield at from thirty four to-thirty-sis million bushels. ENEMY SUBJECTS' VOTES. Sydney, March 11. Tho Logislativo Assembly read a second timq the Naturalised Enemy Subjects Disenfranchisemeut Bill. QUEENSLAND'S MEAT SUPPLY. Brisbane, March 11. Tile Government has prohibited .stock leaving tho State in order to keep up the 6upply of meat under tho Moat for ■ Imperial Purposes Act. PROCEEDING TO LONDON. Brisbane, March 11. The Premier of Queensland will de« 1 part for London at the end. of the month on important State business. ANOTHER COLLIERY CLOSED. Sydney, March 1,1. Another colliery at West Wallsend has closed owing to slackness of trade. DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN. ! Sydney, March 11, The Rev. A. Barron, the oldest Pre& byterian minister in Australia, is dead. METAL REFINERIES. AN OFFER FROM JAPANESE . CAPITALISTS. (Rec. March 12, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 12. Japanese capitalists are seeking permission to erect metal refineries in Aus- • tralia, and propose to. employ Aus. iralian labour under their own mining chemists. CENSORED TELECRAMS. A PROCLAMATION. (Rcc. March 12, 5.5 p.m.) Melbourne, March *12. A proclamation has been issued that any unexpended balance remaining in the hands of the Post OfEce in respect to telegrams and radio-telegrama stopped by the censors be reimbursed in respect to messages forwarded from July 1, 1915, on application by the senders, and in cases where the countries adopt similar treatment no reimbursement is to be made if the uasspended balance is beloiv five francs per telegram. SOLDIERS ON THE LAND. BIG APPLICATIONS IN AUSTRALIA. (Rec. March 12, 5.5 p.m.) Syrlneyi Marc?*- 12. Already 4922 soldiers with agricultural experience and 7250 inexperienced men, of whom 533 have resources, have applied to take up_ land at the end of their military service. SHORTACE OF OIL. SERIOUS POSITION IN SYDNEY. (Rec. March 12, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, March 12. The shortage of oil is owing to th« watersiders' refusal to handle cargo at the award rates. The position is becoming serious. . One finn has five vessels with 400,000 cases held up.