AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2714, 8 March 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

CASE AGAINST A SHIPOWNER j By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' Brisbane, March 7. I A verdict for plaintiff was delivered ' I in a test case, a claim for £3 9s. by a ] shipper against the A.U.S.N. Company ! for failure to safely deliver a consign-' ' j ment of fruit. j ARCHBISHOP CERRETTI. | OPINIONS OF NEW ,ZEAL!AND. Sydney, March 7. j Archbishop Cerretti, the Papal delegate, has roturaed from Now Zealand. j He says ho was'struck by tho amity and i good-fellowship of all sections ot the • community, and was particularly im- j pressed'by tho prosperous trade condi- ; iions. i PRESENT TO FRANCE. FROM RED CROSS SOCIETY. ' ! Sydney, March 7. ! The Red Cross Society has cabled i £1000 to the French organisation in recognition of Frenoh valour. ! * j LIQUOR BARS. EFFECT' ON SOLDIERS AT- CAIRO. ! Sydney, March 7.' I Chaplain Green, writing to thei i Methodist Conference from Cairo, denounces. the oifect of liquor bars on ! Boldiers. Ho says that at the front J oven the rum ration is out of favour ■ j with the authorities. . ; DISFRANCHISED. j GERMAN-BORN ELECTORS: - 1 (Rec. March 7, 11,50 p.m.) | Sydney, March 7. i The State Cabinet has decided to dls- i franchise all German-born electors for j the duration of the war. •. " ; PRICES OF. BREADSTUFFB. •FIXED BY GOVERNMENT. • . | 1 " *(R£c.' March' 7;.11.50 p'.m.) j " Melbourne, 'March 7. i The Federal Government has fixed tlie price of flour in the various capitals at j £11 Ss. on trucks, and bread at 6Jd. ; tlio 41b. loaf. Pricos in other districts ! will bo fixed later. ■; COST OF NEW SHIPS. . j DOUBLED IN THREE YEARS. • (Rec. March T. IL2O p.m.) ! Sydney, March 7„ ! Colonel Burns, who lias returned i from England, where he made inquiries i with a view to additions to Burns, i Philp and Co.'s fleet, says the price asked for new steamers was prohibi- ■; tory. The cost .had doubled since three ! years "ago. Tho Admiralty was still ! taking up vessels, there were very few , ■ building, and the constant losses re- ; &ult in neutral vessels reaping a rich j harvest. " V : ■ j WHEAT FOR CRISTINC. J PRICES ADVANCE. (Rec. Maroh 7, 11.20 p.m.) ! Melbourne, March 7. The' price of wheat for gristing for \\ export has 'been raised, ranging now at ds. 4Sd. to ss. ■ Cjd. Previously the price was ss. l.jd. -