AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 310, 10 May 1894, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

A BOOTMAKERS' STRIKE IN SYDNEY. RICH DISCOVERY OF SILVER AT BROKEN HILL. THE PROGRAMME OF THE NEW MINISTRY. IMPORTANT BANKING LEGISLATION. IPEB PRESS ASSOCIATION). Melbourne, This Day. It is announced that another measure is being prepared withdrawing from the banks the right to issue notes, and providing for the issne of notes by the State. Imports in April decreased by and exports by £110,000. Brisbane, This Dav. The Government are hopeful that income and expenditure will balance this year. Should there be a deficit it will not be more than Sydney, This Day. The Labour Electoral League has drawn up a moderate pledge which candidates will be required to take. The Parliament party have had it under consideration and deferred their decision. One hundred and twenty boot factory hands have struck. A severe earthquake shock was experienced at Mount Hope and Evabalong. At the latter it lasted lOsecs. A very promising discovery of silver ore has been made in the Australian Consuls mine at Broken Hill. The indications are similar to those preceding the sensational find in 1891, Hobabt, This Bay. The programme of the new Ministry has been issued, The? intend to reduce the annual expenditure to eight hundred thousand pounds to amalgate the Post and Telegraph services and probably to reduce the votes for defence, technical education, and the University No Bills are proposed and the session will be wholly devoted to financial matters.