AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

POISONED BY 'STRYCHNINE. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright, Melbourne, December 9. At the inquest on Baker, the verdict, was that death was due to self adminis- 1 tered strychnine. . MERCHANT SERVICE GUILD. Melbourne, December 9. At the hearing of the Merchant Service Shipping Guild case, the President of the Federal Arbitration Court refused to include companies who were parties to previous agreements still running. This excludes from the present claims the Commonwealth Steamship Owners' Association and six niter-State companies belonging to it, also the Melbourne Steamship Company. THE CITY OF LINCOLN EXPLOSION. Adelaide, December 9. The Marine Board found that the City of Lincoln explosion was caused by the neglected and defective nature of a stop-valve; and that such valves should be specially designed with ail exceptional factor for safety, and that no one connected with the ship in any manner was blameworthy for the mishap. A NEW STEAMSHIP SERVICE. Sydney, December 0. Mr. Fisher confirms the statement by the South African Union Government as to the proposed establishment of a line of steamers between South Africa and Australia, jointly owned by the Commonwealth and South Africa. He added that the matter had not reached any stage ol development. HEAT APOPLEXY. Sydney, December 9. Yesterday's scorcher was responsible for a number of cases of heat apoplexy. Sydney, December 9. The Howard-Smith Company is issuing £290,000 shares, being the balance of the original £500,000 preference shares in the capital of the company, the object being,the acquiring of steamers and general purposes, including the purchase of the Caledonial colliery.