COMPULSORY TRAINING. BUTCHERING DISPUTE. BAVARIAN PRINCE DEAD. MELBOURNE LAND VALUES. SYDNEY BUILDING BOOM.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1623, 14 December 1912, Page 5

COMPULSORY TRAINING.

BUTCHERING DISPUTE.

BAVARIAN PRINCE DEAD.

MELBOURNE LAND VALUES.

SYDNEY BUILDING BOOM.

EARLY CLOSING IN SYDNEY, By Tclegrann—Press Aesoclation— OoDyrfeht Sydney, December 12. The Shop Butchers' Union, in conse< quence of tho dispute with the' employers, has decided to give the legal week's notice, but the. hands will not be open for Te-«ngagement except on tho understanding that the shops close at 6 p.m. on, Saturdays. A barrier to an agreement with the master butchers is the existence of email shops without employees. If these refuse the early-closing clause, probably the slaughtermen will take action to prevent these shops receiving: supplies.

A LAND OF MAD KINGS. By TelcernDli—Press Association—GoDyriEht London, December 12. Prince Luitpold, Regent of Bavaria, is dead; aged 91. In 1888 King Louis of Bavaria was declared insane, and the heir-presumptive, Prince Luitpold, proclaimed regent. Six days later King Louis committed suicide. Ho had been a Royal dreamer, with a mania for building palaces that had become a serious drain pn the Treasury. His brother became King as Otto I, but as he also was insane, the regency was confirmed to Prince Luitpold. King Otto is now 01 years of age. He has beon queer ever since birth/ mad since 1870, and stark mad since 1873. His most exciting occupation said to be reading -newspapers upside down.

. A VALUABLE BLOCK. By TeleirraDh—Pres» Association—OoDyriirhl Melbourne, December 13. The property In Swanston Street, opposite St. Paul's Cathedral, has been 6old at auction for .£23,500, which is over ,£1175. per foot. This is a record price for Swanston Street property.

—, 6—; A RECORD YEAR. By Telegraph—Prces Association-Copyright Sydney, December 13. During 1912,' .£6,250,000 was expended on ne.w buildings in Sydney, an increase of .£750,000. The new buildings number early eight thousand. Both returns are records.

' ■ ■ '■ t r , fi AUSTRALASIA, AND, BRITAIN; ' By Telegraph—Prees Association—OonyrisrM London, December 12. ..Sir- George.-Reid, Australian' High Commissioner, addressing- the British Empjre League, said it was a shame upon England when it was seen what the Dominions were doing in ■ defence, that tho Territorials should ■ bo short of the requisite number. Mr. T. Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, described the success of compulsory training in New Zealand, despite the outcry of a minority. " v !