AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 15, 12 July 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

NEWCASTLE COAL. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright * Sydney, July 11. In his address Mr. Knox asserted that from 1880 to the present time Newcastle colliery proprietors had realised higher prices in foreign markets than in the inter-State trade. THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

Sydney, July 11. Tim foundations of the first building of the Fedoral capital city have been laid. The building will fonn a branch of tile Public Works Office. Generally the scene is one of activity. All the road.s leading to the. site are being reconstructed in a substantial manner. A TOUR FOR BOYS.

Melbourne, July 11. The Young Australia League of Perth lias selected 41 boys to tour the Australian capitals and thence to travel to America via New Zealand. The object is to educate the boys and advertise Australia. SUGAR WORKERS' STRIKE. Brisbane, July 11.

The sugar cutters are returning to work in small numbers. Many nonunion men are arriving from the south. Twenty-five strikers have left the Bundaberg camp for work on the railways. MODERNISING EDUCATION. Sydney, July 11. Mr. Beebv is placing £2:>o,ooo'on the estimates for the purpose of modernising the school system and making it more attractive to teachers. He will also endeavor to increase the staff. THE MINES BILL.

Sydney, July 11. The Minister of Mines met a confidence of owners and employers and dftcussed the Mines Amendment Bill, recently introduced in the Assembly. None of the principal points of the Bill were eliminated. EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES. Adelaide, July 11. An epidemic of measles- has been introduced at Port Adelaide by immigrants, t and all the schools arc closed. Nearly three hundred cases have been reported within a month.