AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
WORKERS DISCHARGED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 21. The Harbor Trust has discharged a further fifty men. making a total of 350 men discharged. A SEVERE STORM. Sydney, January 21. A gale of wind at Singleton tore off the verandahs of two houses, and unroofed several others. Trees had brandies torn off. The storm passed along a narrow path. A FIND OF OPIUM. ■Melbourne, January .21. An unknown Chinaman left a dress basket at a Chinese laundry. The proprietor, on examining it, found 110 tins of opium, valued at £SOO. THE MATERNITY BONUS. Melbourne, January 21. In the Commonwealth, 24.020 mothers have claimed the £5 maternity bonus. Of these, 135 petitions were not allowed. PIGEON SHOOTING. Perth, January 21. A man was fined 10s for wounding a bird in a pigeon match. It fell out of bounds and was allowed to lie for fifteen minutes, the rules prohibiting the shooters picking up birds out of bounds. The decision was based on the around of the new Cruelty to Animals Act, which imposes penalties for ill-treating animals. In this case wounding constituted ill-treating.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 208, 22 January 1913, Page 2
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184AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 208, 22 January 1913, Page 2
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