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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 133, 28 July 1911, Page 6

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O , EXTREME COLD. I By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. (Received 28, 10.55 a.m.) « Sydney, Jidy/ 28. There is extreme cold throughout the State. At Kiaiulrn the temperature is two degrees above zero. RISE IN SUGAR. Sydney, J uly 28. The Colonial Sugar Company lias announced a rise of £1 per ton in sugar due to the rise in European markets owing to adverse beet crops. EFFECT OF LAND TAX. Sydney, July 28. At the annual meeting of the Gaslight Company ;lhe chairman announce! that the land tax imposed was £SOOO per annum on the company. This would tend to delay consideration of the matter of reducing the price of gas. 9 A LAW-MAKER FINED. Brisbane, July 28. Mr Cottoll, a member of the Assembly and one of the strongest antigambling speakers in the House, was fined a shilling for being found m a shop. The defence was that lie was inspecting a piece of furniture. POTATO FAMINE. Perth, July 28. In order to reduce famine prices the Government has sanctioned the importation of potatoes peeled by machinery under special departmental supervision. A CAPTAIN DROWNED. Melbourne, July 2 Q . ■ Captain Johnson, of the ketch Ripple, fell overboard in the harbour and was drowned. OBITUARY. Adelaide, July 28. 1 The Rev. Alexander Low, father of the Presbyterian Church, aged 90 years, lias just died.