DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND ARBITRATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 3 February 1905, Page 5

DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND ARBITRATION.

(Received 9.13 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The Labour Conference lias adopted a resolution favouring .the inclusion of domestic servants in the Arbitration Act. CYCLING. (Received 9.13 a.m.) this day. The A.N.A. wheel race final was ruij very late, owing to the weather. It re suited: Anderson, 1; Best. 2: Furtiero, 3. The .race was won l>v a fey inch , ?-; in 4m. 8 ,2-53. The wLmW i 3 Ellegaard's trainer The Gold < lakes resulted: Rutt/1; Ellcg-inr-', L»; Morgan, 3. Rutt woo, by a lenjjO in Gru. 4.55. , . , — ;<* QUEENSLAND SUGAR YIELD. (Received 10.2 a.m.) BRISBANE, this day. The sugar yield for last year was 150,----000 tons, or 60,000 in excess of the previous year. MR. COGHLAN TAKES AGENCYGENERAL. SYDNEY, February 2. Mr. Coghlan, the Government's statistician, goes to England to reorganise the Agent-General's Department. He will act as general representative of the State in London, and will receive £600, in addition to his present salary. When the reorganisation has been effected he will act both as Agent-General and commercial agent, at a salary of f 1500. The salary of the two ofiices is now £2320. Mr. Coghlan's appointment is temporary, pending the appointment of a Federal High Commissioner.

ANOTHER DEATH FROM PLAGUE

BRISBANE, .February 2. A fatal case of plague has occurred in the city. Two suspicious cases are under observation.