COMMONWEALTH CABLES.
THE PRICE OF MEAT. [United Prem Association.] Sydney, January 20. A conference of the Commodities Commission and representatives of the meat trade has been opened to discuss the high price of meat. Various causes have been assigned, such as increased population, decreased demand for choice cuts, advance in trade wages, and increased export to supply the war's demands.
VITAL PHENOMENA. Melbourne. January 20. The Commonwealth Statistician, who has been examining the .. vital phenomena of Australia, states that a s the birthrate falls the frequency of twins and triplets increases. There are twenty-two cases of quadruplets for every thousand triplets. PUBLIC SERVANTS AS TRADE UNIONISTS. (deceived 10.0 a.m.) Sydney, January 21. After a ballot of the members of the Public Service Association, it was decided to become a registered trade union.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1915, Page 2
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132COMMONWEALTH CABLES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 17, 21 January 1915, Page 2
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