COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 51, 24 October 1912, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

IMPORTANT TO AGRICULTURE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Sydney, October 23. Considerable beneficial i;ains Lave been general in the north-eastern portion of New South Wales, and else where. This is of immense importance at this juncture to agricultur sts SYDNEY IMPROYEMEN IS. Sydney, October 23. The report of Mr. Hayne, 1 the Eng lish expert, on traffic congestion in the city, was tabled in the Assembly. It -recommends a bridge across .-jJio. hajfe, hour and underground railways and tramways, at a cost, excluding the bridge, of £4,500,000. PROTRUDING HAT PINS. Sydney, October 23. One hundred and seventeen vomer were fined 5s each, and costs hs each, for wearing protruding hatpins. WANT OF CONFIDENCE MOTION. (Received 9.25 a.m.) Sydney, October 24. Mr Woods’ motion attacks the Government on the grounds of reckless inance. the eviction of Lord Denman (Governor-General), Nelsons appointments, and the proposal to increase ho Speaker’s salary and the staff. LOVE AND KISSES.

Melbourne, October 21. Giving evidence, before the Corn mis ■ion which is inquiring into the iifeiaving provh-oins of the ship Bnlsillie he wireless expert stated that 85 per ■ent. of the wireless business in Ausralia was what was known as “lev nid kisses,” viz., messages between rriends only. Five per cent, was )ona fide commercial messages. IRON AND STEEL WORKS. (Received 9.55 a.m.) Sydney, October 24. Before the Commission which is in pairing into the establishment rf i o: vnd steel works at Newcastle, Mr Delora t, general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, states t'h’t the Company would spend over a mil lion on the works for the first two )i* three years, and would employ four jr five hundred men. The Company would be prepared to supply all the reeds of Australia. FRUIT GROWERS’ CONFERENCE. The Fruit Growers’ Conference reso'utions favour reciprocity with Canada uinilar to that between New Zealand and Canada, and appointed a deputation, including the New Zealand representatives to ask" the Steamship Owners’ Association for better provision in the carriage of fruit, with special fruit chambers. COUNTRY PRESS CONFERENCE. The annual conference of the Country Press Association has opened. New Zealand is represented. COMMONWEALTH OFFICES. Melbourne. 24. The Hon. Mr Thomas (PostmasterOr«r>prri) promised a fevoimild" cmsideration to the request of a Parliamentary deputation that Australian material should he used in t‘ie construction of the Commonwed* h effi ° in London, and argued that they advertised Australian products. ~UEENSLAND WHEAT. Brisbane, October 24. Tlio official estimate of the wheat • icld is 1,210,000' bushels. Two Guineas for tour nnos of roctrv! Read Tonking’s Linseed Fmuhum ntimatiou every Saturday am ’•«* • rems. v