Second Edition. COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 17, 20 January 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

HOMICIDE AND SUICIDE.

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FEDERAL LAND TAX.

Sydney, January 20

According to the evidence given hy Mr McKay, Federal land tax commissioner, before the Dominions’ Commission, in the first year of the tax Illmillions worth of land passed out of taxable fields, in the second year nine millions, and in the third year 2J millions.

MUSICIANS’ UNION.

Sydney, .January 20

After giving various hours, the professional musicians’ union adopted an agreement whereby visiting musicians would be charged £5 5s per player on arrival in Australia, and failing compliance, the local musicians would refuse to play with the importeds. The "Union also resolved to enter into reciprocal agreements with the New Zealand federated unions.

TRADE PROSPECTS.

Sydney, January 20,

Mr Quinn, Trade Commissioner for the United States and Canada, in his report', expresses the opinion that with the opening of the Panama Canal, competition by the American oil corporations will become serious for the reasons, he says, that the tax is undoubtedly preventing the accumulation of large estates and its general effect will be in the direction of inducing subdivision of estates.

WHARFMEN UNSETTLED.

Sydney, January 20

The action of the wharfmen in not resuming after tea was against the advice of the secretary of the union, who advocated working under the old agreement until the union can officially deal with the situation. In the meantime the shipping companies arc making the best of the position by employing as many men as possible during the regular daytime. There is the danger that if the strike is not settled, it will extinguish the New South Wales coal trade with Chili, the chief market for Australian coal

A SMALLPOX CASE.

i Melbourne, January 20

An Arab fireman is suffering from smallpox aboard the French mail steamer Caledonien, en route from Noumea to Marseilles. She called at Sydney, but as the disease takes 12 days to develop, it was evidently contracted at New Caledonia. The necessary precautions have been adopted.

VICTORIA TRADE FIGURES.

Melbourne', January 20

Victoria’s imports for 1913 totalled £24,441,000, a decrease of £610,115. The exports amounted to £17,819,000, a decrase of 1,294,000 compared to v 1912.

STRIKE AFFECTS SHIPPING.

Adelaide, January 20,

The Wallaroo strike is unsettled. Several vessels are upheld and others have been deviated from the port.