AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2841, 4 August 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

FEDERAL WAR LOAN TOTALS X'20,509,'100 By Telegram—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, August 3., ' '.The Federal Treasurer {Mr. Higgs)-. has announced that subscriptions to the war loan totalled .£20,569,100. The number of applicants totals 09,592. Mr. Higgs states that ho considers tho Joan very satisfactory, though tlio larger financial institutions might have given greater help. The Commonwealth's financial obligations for six months and over will now bo easily met. [Mr. Higgs was • reported yesterday as saying that if lio got ,£25,000,000 lie would be satisfied.") ESTER- FIGURES. , (Rec. August 4, 0.40 a.m.) Melbourne, August 3. Tho War LoaJi reached ,£2,175,080. THE SIX O'CLOCK EDICT "LADIES' PARLOURS" FOR SOFT DRINKS. . . Sydney, August. 3. Oji the recommendation of the Re-freshment-room Committee, tho Parliamentary bar is being closed at 6 o'clock during tho currency of the war. Numbers of hotels, on tlio. strength of an opinion given by tho Attoriiey-GeiN eral, aro providing Indies' parlours, and are.remaining open after C p.m.".'for tho sale of soft drinks. ,! The secretary of' the Alliance deninnds , that G o'clock closing' shall bo rigidly i enforced, by passing immediate legislation making it illegal for the public to,be present, on licensed premises to obtain sol't drinks, or using such, plea'for their presence there, after 0 o'clock. 1 PRESS CABLEGRAMS. ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT. (Ree. Ajugust 3, 10 p.m.) v Sydney, August 3. The Equity Court has granted the "Sun" newspaper, tho "Tunes," ".nd Router, interim injunctions restraining the Batliurst "Times" infringing, as alleged, tho cable copyrights. Plaintiffs alleged that the defendant newspaper copied the cables with mere colourable • imitations on specific dates succeeding the "Sun's" publication. , . ITEMS IN BRIEF. COMMONWEALTH NOTE ISSUE. (Rec. August 3, 10 p.m.) ' Melbourne, August 3. A gazette notifies the issue of a further l worth of notes, making a total of .216,000,000. Cabinet has authorised the introduction of the Bill to permit the issue of ss. notes. ■ SYDNEY WOOL SAL&. (Rec. August 1, 0.40 a.m.) Sydney, August-3. Tho wool sales 'have , closed, with good grcasics at firm rates, othere being irregular. 1 GOVERNMENT BLACK LIST OF READERS. Melbourne, August 3. Tho Federal Government has gazetted a "black list" of firms in America with whom trading is prohibited. NO REFERENCE TO "UNIONISTS. Perth, August 3. . Tho Minister of Works (Mr. George) has issued instructions that there is to be no preference to unionists in employment.