AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 23, 24 May 1912, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

HEAVY WEATHER, Sydney, May 23. A strong south-easterly blow, \v:th heavy rain in the coastal districts, lias been prevailing, and the soa is rough.

A VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE. Sydney, May 23. ■The Rivcrview seismograph recorded an exceptionally violent carthqua!;< to-day. It is supposed to be 000!' miles distant, in a north-easterly tlj rection, towards Japan. Some oi the waves exceeded half an inch.

THE NAVAL COLLEGE. Melbourne, May 21. The Federal Government has accepted the terms of the New Soutl Wales Government for the Jervis Baj naval base. The grant carries sover eign jurisdiction. A SURVEYORS' PROPOSAL. Melbourne, May 23. The Surveyors' Conference recommended to the Australian Surveyors' Board to form a certificate under tin Ileal Property Act, to be used for land transfer's in New Zealand. SHE PREFERRED THE STAGE. (Received 24, 9.15 a.m.) Melbourne, .May 21. Rivington's petition set out thai h.e lived at St. Kilda. His wife tool separate rooms in the city in order t< be handy for rehearsals. He askeci her to return, but she refused, deckling that she preferred the stage ti married life. FINGER-PRINT EVIDENCE. (Received 21, 9.15 a.m.) Melbourne, May 21. The Chief Justice, in delivering th< High Court's refusal of the appe-il in the finger-print conviction, sa.d as signatures were accepted evidence. finger-prints were really signatures. This coincided with the view of the majority of the State and Full Courts.

MOTORS FOR RAILWAYS. (Received 21, 9.20 a.m.) Brisbane, May 21, Tim Government has accepted an American tender for live motor cars for raiways at £4525 each. WET EMPHIE DAY. (Received 24, 10 a.m.) Sydney, May 21. Heavy rain continues, and the out look for the Empire Day celebration;: is parlous. A SERIOUS FIRE. (Received 2!, 10 a.m.) Melbourne, May 24. A (ire at Buckley and Nunn's cabinet works partially gutted the build:ng. The damage runs to several thousand pounds. THE WEATHER PROPHET. (Received 21, 10 a.m.) Sydney, May 2!. Mr Wragge is a passenger by the Wimmera. USE OF MARGARINE. Melbourne, .May 23. At the butter factories' conference Mr Wyatt, manager of a Gippsland company, dealing with the enormous increase in the use of margarine in England, owing to the high price of butter, said that margarine ' makers had perfected the science so proficiently that they announced that margarine, with a New Zealand or Danish character, would tike the place of butter. There was no need bo fear this with the price of butter at 10!s to 110 s. When it rose to 12fls # margarine would come into competition.