Australian Cables.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 March 1914, Page 3

Australian Cables.

tLECTIUC 'J KLEUIIAIUI—COPIKIUHT. Ell IIHE&al I HE&a ASSOCIATION, i (Iteceivcd This Day 0.-io a m ) . THE SYDxXEY STitJXE. Sydney, jfidsDay. The Hon. j. Estell stated that ht was sat,istic.d tlio master butchers would favourably considei his pioposals and have work resumed forthwith as a Lasis to financial settlement. His opinion i>, that nnuters aie now as right as rain. The employers state that they made no otter to Ihe men. Jf they go back to work it must be on the masters' terms. They declare that about one hundred unionists resumed yesterday. THE MACKELLAR ISLANDS. Mr Hurley, of Mawson's expedition, gives some interesting details of the MacKellar Islands, a group a few miles to the north of Mawson's main base. They are -a great breeding ground for seals, rare gulls, and petrels. The penguins are estimated at 100,000. The Adelieland penguins visit the group at breeding time.

EQUALITY. Hobart, This Day. The Assembly will find itself in a unique position when it meets on the 2oth inst. Mr Evans intends to resign the speakership and take his place on <1h j floor of the House. This makes parties equally divided without a Speaker.

COAL L\ ANTARTIOA. Melbourne, This Day. Dr. Mawson, speaking at a welcome, said fhe expedition brought back several tons of rock and mineral specimens, and three or four hundred birds' skins. A ni'mber of mammals of the seal type were obtained. There are indications that there is a largo area of coal present, but he could not estimate its commercial value in the new lands, but it may have much, and it is only right that Australia should have it, as Australian and British expeditions had accomplished practically all the work done there. He stated that he had exclusive arrangonuMiis with" London papers for the main narrative. He had, however, supplied certain news to Australian papers, aiwl ;is a result his whole contract with London had been cancelled.