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COMMONWEALTH SUGAR CROP. MELBOURNE, July 7. The Commonwealth is taking over tho Queensland sugar crop for the current year, amounting to 120,000 tons, and is arranging with the Colonial Sugar Company to undertake the refining and distribution. It- is understood the price is £25 per ton. In accordance with the new Act ail hotels were closed at 9.30 last night, and did not open till nine this morning. Captain Beau, Commonwealth war correspondent-, explains delay in his early cables bv the fact that he was not authorised To communicate with the press, owing to Admiralty’s delay in granting permission to accompany tho force. It was due to the kindness of Admiral Bridges and Generals Bh'<fwood and Hamilton that lie was able to land at all. In reference to alleged atrocities he had onlv heard of one case that was in the least substantial —that concerning a mutilated. British soldier. Private Geo. Pesten. wounded at the Dardanelles, was horn in New Zea land.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3976, 8 July 1915, Page 5
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