COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 39, 16 October 1913, Page 6

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CHIDLEY AGAIN. ' [By Eleotrio Telegraph—CopyrightJ k [United Press Association.] Sydney, October 15. 1 The latest charge against Chidlcy, on which he was lined 15s, was for * obstructing the streets by standing ! on the footway in strange attire and selling books. RAIN IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, October 15. Good general rain has been interfering with telegraphic communication i on the cable lines for several hours, messages being delayed. • ' - A HANDSOME GIFT. Sydney, October 15. Mr Peter Waite, a well-known agriculturist, has presented the university with his house and 134 acres of land at Urrhrae, near the city, valued at £50,000, for the purpose of establishing an Agricultural High School. (Received 9.45 a.m.) : Adelaide, October 16. The only stipulations Mr ■ Waite makes are that he will give half the land to agricultural and kindred societies and the balance for a public pa;rk ( *and that no succession duties be levied on the. property. In making the offer he pointed out that the time was approaching when Australian manufacturers will have to do more to keep pace with the demand for a natural outlet. Tlie rising generation | appeal's to be producing wealth from the land, and he urges in view of the keen competition the' need to scientifically equip agriculturists in the best possible manner. AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Melbourne, October 1(5. A question was asked in the House, ' Could the Government arrange for! Lord.Denman to occupy Government ■ House, Sydney, pending a settlement i by Privy Council appeal? Mr Kelly, ■ oil behalf of the Government, reI plied that the presenet New South - Wales Government was unwilling. ■( Perth, October 16. The Assembly approved of a new clause in the Criminal Code Bill to the effect that any person or corporation prohibiting under threat of dismissal > the marrying of any employee over 21. - would he liable to a fine of £SOO or r three months 'imprisonment. This was 0 the outcome of evidence taken before i the Arbitration Court. The Western II Australian Bank prohibited the mar- - riage of its clerks receiving under £2OO. i