COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 6, 7 January 1914, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. By Eleotrio Telegraph— Copyright] [United Press Association."] Sydney, January 6. The Postmaster-General has granted twenty new wireless telegraphy licenses, bringing the total number in Australia up to '123.

TIN MINING.

Melbourne, January 6

Miners are rushing from the northvest to the New Maru Company's tinfield at Beswick Creek, where it has ieen decided to erect a Government >attery costing from £SOOO to £lO,)00.

A GIRL'S ESCAPADE. Sjdney, January G. A girl, who was dressed in male atire, caused excitement on Circular jhiay to-day. She was unable to disguise her womanly form. When arrested she said that she did it for a bet jf £lO. She was lectured by an inspector and sent home in a cat).

FEDERAL BANK-NOTE ISSUE

Melbourne, .January G

A Treasury return which was issued to-day, shows that the Federal bank■ote issue at the close of the calendar year was back at high-water mark, lose on ten millions. There were issued 4,14.0,543 notes, valued at £9,959,554 10s. The gold reserve was £4,192,585, or IG per cent, of the n-isue ELECTRIC SIGNS. Sydney, January 6. The Masters and Engineers' Associitiou has signed a requisition to the Lord Mayor for the abolition of the *reat electric advertising signs adorning Sydney's waterfront, as a dang r

to navigation

AN ABDUCTED CHILD.

Fremaiule, January 0

Marcia Weaver, eight years old, has irrived in charge of the commander of the Omrah, bavin.'; travelled thirty thousand miles. She was the centre of much litigation. The father of the child disappeared in October with her.

It was ascertained that he had gone to England. The mother had a warrant issued charging the father with abducting the girl. He was arrested on his arrival in London, but was released on undertaking that he -woidd not interfere irith ;L* child to isr .mother.