Second Edition COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3, 4 September 1913, Page 6

Second Edition COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

i|Bt Electric Telegraph— Copyright] XTJnited Pe]EBB Absoouxwn.J Melbourne, September 3. The Post Office is introducing lettertelegrams, to be lodged during office hour's and wired at night and delivered early in the morning by post, a, forty words a shilling. Another innovation is that telegrams will bo repeated to another address at hall the ordinary rates. Hobart, September 6. The five per cent, divident tax on Tatter sail's sweepstakes gives £I2oU from each of the thirty-five sweeps. making a total Government revenue for the year of £74,583. Sydney, September 6. A defective "gas "cylinder exploded at the Eveleigh railway cleaning shed, breaking a carriage and tearing up the rails and hurling a cleaner against the wall senseless. It also knocked down a number of workmen. , (Received 10.25 a.m.) | Sydney, September 4. j The population of New South Wales en 90th June was 1.809,125, males j 950 534, females 858,591. The Huddarjt Parker Co. has declared an interim dividend for the half year ended 30th June of six per centum. Adelaide, September 4. The report of the Savings Bank for the year ended 30th June shows that the total deposits for the year were £5,116,751, an increase ot £i4i,<w> The average at the credit of depositors was £l2 Is 7d. which decreased "Us 2d. (Received 9.3 a a.m.) Sydney, September 4. Count Esperanza, president of the Condominion Court, New Hebrides arrived en route for a holiday visit to Europe. He declined to be. drawn regarding the alleged breaches of the l aw by French traders. |