Australian Cables.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 January 1914, Page 3

Australian Cables.

(PER PEESB ASSOCIATION.i ELECTRIC TBLEGBA^H —COPYJUGHI. (Received This Day, ( J. 45 a.m.} TENNIS. . 1 Sydney, This Day. Wilding- has cabled that he is 1 available to play in all the Davis s Cup matches. J AN AUSTRALIAN STORM. j A cyclone in the Tamworth and - Nemingha districts was acconi- , panied by torrential rain and hail 1 causing widespread damage. Many r houses were dismantled and unf roofed, the latter including the ■ Anglican Church and a large but- : ter factory. A big area of lucerne and tobacco crops was de- - stroyed and the loss will amount to many throusandfc. Several sensational escapes are reported, in one instance men were blown from a load of hay over a fence. , The force of the wind can be gaug- [ ed from the fact that weather board houses and sheds were [ smashed to pieces and blown away while pigs were lifted over the fences. The flood water added to the devastation. , Fortunately the storm exhaust- ! Ed itself in a limited area. ■ LABOUR'S PRODUCT THE WAGE. The Railway Workers' Conference discussed the cost of livingand advocated a new economic proposal; that the cost of living should not.be the basis by which , wages are regulated, but the product of man's labour should be the controlling factor in estimating the amount of wages fo be paid. ABUNDANT SUGAR. Mr Philp, ex-Premier of Queensland, states that the sugar crop is 240,000 tons—a record, and almost double that of the pre- ; vious year. With the crop grown in New South Wales it will be sufficient for the Commonwealth's requirements. A BARGAIN IF RATIFIED. It transpires that under the arrangements made with steamer Inaho Mam, it Avill receive £1000 for salvaging the Tasman. It is considered doubtful whether the owners of the Japanese steamer will ratify the agreement. LABOUR TROUBLES THREATENED. Trouble is looming- in getting the new wheat crop shipped, owing- to the. Rural Workers Union declaring "black," all wheat stacked at the railway stations by non-unionists. The situation is near a possible crisis. Should the wharf labourers refuse to load it on to the ships 700 farmers from the Wagga district have announced that they are , prepared to proceed to Sydney to do the loading. Farmers in other districts will act similarly.