AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 13, 31 August 1911, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

1 VOi I NO. .yV i ' Melbourne, August 30. In the Assembly, the division on the ITbTdTbntl.il. Voting Bill resulted-in: a , CtjgpiriiniQiit* majority of two. ./FEDB^AL-OFFICES AT PERTH.' s^fr*yfrtG%-'>' : 'fMblb‘riurnc, August 31; ; The Federal Government has dccid- \ cd to spend £IOO,OOO in the purchase | tin Perth for Federal offices. v ’ ■: . ‘ j i v. INSURANCE MANAGER 7: . APPOINTED. (RccoiVcd’3l, 10.15 a.m.) Sydney, August 31. Mr/: GncilvF; Adam's has boon ap- ■ pointed secretary of the Cooperative Assurance Company of Australasia. • METHODIST~~CON FEREN CE. ; Brisbane/ Augusjfc.Bl. j f; The Assembly road the New Zealand j Methodist Conference Bill a first •'■time: 5 ; " • ■ 1 ’' ' ' ‘ : : • ' : ; C-; ■'; MAGNETIC SURVEY. ; 4 ‘ Adelaide, August 31. Messrs. Wchb and Kidston, repre.senting- the Carnegie Institute, -WashUngton, have ■ commenced a magnetic -SUiTey of Australia, This forms part of their survey of tho world. POPULATING WASTE PLACES. r 7■■■•■: (Received 3V, 10.15 a.m.) - Adelaide, August 31. Sir Joan Kirk.'was accorded a civic re- ■ cent ion at the - Town JEIa.II, He said that’ while'Australia , was’ building up a- vast continent they , were striving \ in the •Motherland'to build up human material, <i*rid lie hc|>- to be abie to bring • the two togetuc.! ’’ INCREASED WHEA. , REA. , r ’ (Received 31, : 10U5 .m.) ■ • . Sydney/ August 31. The wheat area in the Rivorina and western plains this'year bps increased by 98,000 acres. - ' v