CABLED NEWS IN BRIEF

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2447, 28 April 1915, Page 8

CABLED NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATURE APPOINTMENTS. (Rec. April r27, 9 p.m.) Sydney, April 27. • Cabinet has confirmed the appointment of Mr. Flowore as President of the Legislative Council, and Mr. Fitzgerald as vice-presidcut. . > ORIENT LINER COLLIDES WITH A - WHARF. (Rco. April 27, 7.40 p.m.) Brisbane, April 27. The Orient liner Omiah, from London, crashed into the wharf, causing damage amounting to £1000. . The steamer sustained slight damage. EARLY CLOSING OF HOTELS. Adelaide, April 27. The Premier (Hon. Crawford Vaughan) introduces early next session a Bill enforcing the recent hotels early closing referendum, •" . . , UNEMPLOYMENT NORMAL IN NEW SOUTH WALES. , Sydney, April. 27. The Minister of, Labour ;(Hoii. J Estell) states that unemployment if practically normal. The numb&r of unemployed has been reduced to 4706. STRIKE CLOSES ALL THE CHICAGO TIMBER MILLS. ' Chloago, April 26. As the result of a strike by the carpenters all the timber yards are dosed, and 125,000 workers are idle. DAY BAKING IN SYDNEY. Sydney, April 27. It has been arranged that from Monday next day baking starts at 10 o'clook instead of at noon.

LAWN TENNIS. (Rec. April 28, 1.35 a.m.) Sydney, April 27. Mrs. Stewart (holder) retains the ladies' single lawn tennis championship of ■ Now South Wales. LATE SPORTING. ' ' (Rec. April 28, 1.30 a.m.) Sydney, April 28.. Reputation has boon landed in good condition. , - . LATE' SHIPPING. (Reo. April 28, 1.30 a.m.) Nowoastle, April 27. i Arrived.—E. B. Jaokson, from Lyt< telton.

MOTOR LORRIES AND 1 PARCEL CARS. For immediate delivery, 1, 2, and 3ton "British" Motor 'Wagons, aJM famous "Wall" Parcel Care. J. E. FITZGERALD, Motor Importer, Wellincton.

The official health statistics of $8 city of Vienna for the month of January were in the main normal for th*t time of tho yeor. A large number of cases of smallpox, however, prevailed, a natural result, it is said, of the fighting iu Russian Poland. Despite the absence of compulsory laws, the people were being freely vaccinated, and it was hoped that the spread of the disease would be checked. Since the publican tion of tho January report some cases of spotted fever have occurred in. the city. . , Seventy-two letters are received by post every year per head of the population of the United. Kingdom. Auction sales originated in ancient Rome, and wero introduced to enable,'r soldiers to dispose of spoils of war. Texas is the largest- of the United States of America, comprising 265,000 ; square miles; Rhode Island is the smallest with 1248 scmare miles.