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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 December 1915, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

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(Receivod This Day U.Q a.m.) HOTEL HOURS BILL. Sydney, This Day. In the Assembly a message was received i'roui the Council stating that it would iusist on its amendment to tho Hotel Hours Bill. The lion. W. llolman announced that it was not the intention of tho Government to proceed lurther witli it. It was intended to rcapproach tho whole problem afresh when tho House re-opened. 0 Both Houses'" adjourned until the 10th February. RESULT OF MILITARY RAID. Melbourne, This Day. A recent military raidi resulted in the arrest oi soldiers absent without leave. TAo men wore wearing uniforms without authority. In future deserters will be liable to arrest by the who will be paid £1 per head." COMMONWEALTH WAR POWERS. Adelaide, This Day. Tho Council rejected to Commonwealth War Powers Bill. A BUSII TRAGEDY. Sydney, This Day. A bush tragedy (is reported. A mother and two children arrived at Kuringgai station in the evening. They entered the bush with matches and candles and slept by a creek. In the morning the moth or attempted to poison the girl with lysol. The child escaped and told the stationmaster. After two days' search the bodies of the mother and son were discovered alongside a hamper containing lour lysol bottles and two pea-rifles. The evidence showed that both were poisoned and that the boy nadt been shot in the temple. The mother was a chronic sufferer from neuralgia. The woman was identified as Mrs Stokes, of Rock'dnle. GERMAN FIRMS IN JAPAN. The Trade Commissioner in the East warns the authorities to beware of German firms in Japan attempting to trade under Japanese names. PRODUCE MARKET. .Melbourne, This Day. Wheat is normal; flour £13 per ton; oats are scarce at 2s to 2s 2d; maiuc (redi) os Sd. (white) on 3d to 5s 4d; bran £-1 10s per ton : pollard £7; potatoes £12 10s to £'13: onions, dull, £3 IDs.