GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Illy Tolccropb,—Press Association.-OopirtlM.l UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS. / .(R^.lSeptflmKor'lT/lO.GO.p.in.),,'!'V ! -.v.' 1 . .■ . London, September 17. Tho Local Government Board's statistics | ;• of; tho work dono ' by.distress' - committoos y under the Unemployment Act 111 England and I ~ Wales "during the''last 'financial year, show < that relief was'givon to 3V-per-sonsJrievery.,: 1000. of the population, and that the' unem- [ ployed represented i 1.7 thousand of tho population. •;■ ["< ; ■■ ■;.« 'RAIN-IN NEW SOUTH WALES. vtMMMt. . Sydney, September 17. i - - "ffcsVy rain has fiillon throughout New ■ South Wales.. ;.. i , GOLF. ' j .' " Melbourne, Soptembcr 17. , ] The ladies' golf championship was won by > Mrs. I '. Gatehousi) (Viotona), Miss Parbury ' j (New', South, .Wales) being, second. • • 1 ; AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER. . ... Molbouiiio, Soptember 17.: ' The Bill doaling with the . appointment ci , a High Commissioner to.represent the Commonwealth in London has passed the'committee staces in tho Federal Houbo.- The salary attached, to^the officei was .fiiedi at ; , .' ; £3000, per, annum, with an. allowanoe-of, £2000 for an official residence. The pro-. V ceedings wore heated, the Opposition otrangY' ; resenting tho Government s farther application or tho c1050rc.,.... ' ' BLASTING ACCIDENT.; .• Brisbane, September 17. - . ■< Through n-.blasting accident at Ripda. Colliery, Ipswich, four men, named Maui, \ Doyle, Applotori, and Evans, were badly m»l' ' ' jured. , ! , : : ( WHARVES AT SOOTH' BRISBANE. . ' Brisbane,'! September 17. The poll of ratepayers on,the question, of ... v ' borrowing £42,000 to construct wliarws at] South Brisbane resulted in a largo majority in.favour of the proposal. .-. i ~T : . . ;: ~