CABLEGRAM

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAM

[electric telegraph—copybight.] [per press association.] (Received This Day 9.10 a.m.) THE TItOUBLE ~WiTH THE GQALMIMtS. Loudou, July 15. The coalmiuors deeire blio Goverumeut to promptly, fix coal prices and prevent it being exploited. .They aro expected to resume after the week-end holiday, because of the pressue of their leaders who will confer with the Board of Trade. By the cassation in South' Wales upwards of 120,000 are idle. The enforcement of the iMuuitions Act has stiffened the resistance. (Received This Day 0.55 a.m.) BACK TO WORK. London, Ju'y 15. Sir Edward Grey hue resumed hie duties. (Received This (Day 9.50 a.m.) AUSTRALIAN NEWS. fciydney, This Day. In the Assembly the Hon. Sir Graham stated, that the Government intended to guarantee -h per bushel for wheat grown on additional areas, in tlu< coming harvest. If the growers got more , all thy .better. Ho outlined a scheme for handling bulk wheat by providing elevator capacity for 1,250,000 bushels in Sydney and .fifty-five smaller elevators in the country. The whole cost of the scheme will bo £2,250,000.

At the Farmers' Conference Mr G. Beeby said that tho political machinery had degraded polities and there" was no semblance of democracy. The machine was denying the right of a substantial majority to political representation, and the only ;w'ay to overcome it was by proportional representation. Tlie meeting decided on the following planks for its platform:—Electoral reform, national insurance, decentralisation, a vigorous policy of immigration, extension of railways, closer settlement, extension and definition of Federal powers. Melbourne."This Day. In tlie House the Rt. Hon. A. Fisher stated that the Imperial authorities have accepted the iCommomvoalETi's oiler to double the October and November reinforcements, -making 10,52(5 men per month .instead of 5,263, and also, to sent one infantry brigade, a signal section and a brigade train fitted with am'biilaucw supplies, to leave in .November.

The Rt. Hon. A. Fisher introduced the War Loan Bill of £20.000:000, which Avill be applied only to the expenses.of the war and borrowing.