COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 98, 29 August 1913, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.! (Received 9.25 a.m.) Melbourne, August 29. Enquiries which have been made, though incomplete, indicate the need for legislation to prevent secret board-ing-out of infants. A system of babyfarming has grown up making it necessary to prevent children being handed over to evil persons, whose only aim is money. Melbourne, August 29. A wireless message from Port Moresby states that a German settler named Warner was murdered by natives. A party has gone out to investigate. Brisbane, August 29. The wool sales have concluded. Compared with June, good was 5 per cent, lower, faulties 10 per cent, lower, and bellies and locks were at par. Greasy reached 12£d, and scoured 24^-d. Melbourne, August 28. Mr Cook, addressing the Interstate Conference of Liberals, said that the Government was in office but not in power. It was impossible for Parliament to be of long duration, but the Government did not intend to allow the Opposition to force it to the country before it was prepared to go. Referring to the action of the Labor majority in the Senate taking business out of the hands of the Government in connection with the appointment cf a Select Committee, he declared that it was not intended to stand that sort of thing long. Brisbane, August 28. Two Japanese survivors of a crew of six drifted ashore from a capsized boat near Double Island. They were teriibly exhausted, and clung to the boat for 48 hours. The others became exhausted and dropped off.