AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7, 2 September 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Sydney, (August 31. Harverson, interviewed, said that if Lindrnm would accompany Ihiini to London and would indulge in hard practice with ivory halls he lead a good chance of lifting the billiard championship against all comers. At the Food Commission, the president of the Master Butchers’ Association gave evidence that the Hotnc-bu-ali: sales were described as fat stock sales. Instead it was a knockcd-up sale. More than fifty per cent of the meat killed was unfit to lie killed, while it was evidently considered that what was fit for a dog was fit for human consumption.

A representative of Ceylon is visiting Sydney with tho object of increasing trade and tourist traffic with Australia. Tthio hearing of the Xera-Taviuni collision case has concluded. Judgment was reserved. The Sugar Commission has been reappointed in order to give it tho increased powers of' tho Royal Commission Act overcoming the difficulty which arose in regard to com pollin'; evidence at previous sittings. Melbourne, August 30. There wore scattered snowflakes i> the city for the second time in 2years. Commonwealth hank notes are li circulation to tlhie value of £9,346,200. against which there is a gold reserve of £3,799,284.