COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 25, 30 January 1915, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

' [itjTJTIBD PBESS ASSOCIATION.],. ,,~~,,m ."" (Hecervect MKSo a.m.) . Sydney, January 307" Arrived: Daldroeh, from Montreal. .Ae .deputation representing .-ifaa trades" ofi? New* Hebrides urged Mr Mahon (Federal Minister) to investigate ' the ;copra trade, owing to the severe handicap imposed by selling to a certain' company at the company's price, otherwise the copra would! he stripped out. Mr Mahon promised an enquiry. ■ Melbourne, January 30. The rapid growth of public sentimoij| in favour 'of legislation for the isator, is creating a stir in Victorian Political circles. /Brisbane, January ; "0. In the cricket match cancel ijai- .;'-,' keek',s score. ~-.'';",.* ~" , • \.;s% wi The inquiry into the writing osathje troopship, Kanowna, cabled ember 21st>, was resumed. Thecal*"?. "tain asser/ted that, the mutinous aetf consisted "of five firemen going on 'the top deck £o complain of a grievance which did not exist, and refusing to work unless supplied with the water from the supply tanks. The men denied they were under the influence of liquor when they were arrested. . (Received 11.0 a.m.) Sydney, January 30. . The, sontjh coal ..miners declare- they. will not work this week.-., v.. •"/..•■■...., ; . Owners .challenge the,;action w bra Commission •in mhsjdoVing the maim-' facturers' request to increase the price of oatmeal £5 per ton. They .j>oint, ""'out they hud,, .bevn. informed that iF the tariff here is reduced, the price of New Zealand oats would be--in-creased. Mount Lyell returns for the month »■ ending January 20 aje: 23,631 ~tf>Vfof ore..treated, producing 550 ton! »f copper, 35,573 ounces, of-silver, #ud 792 ounce* of. gold., . ; '