COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 59, 12 March 1915, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

FIRST SMELTING TEST. United Pkess (Received 8.30. a.m.) '■» Sydney, March 12. , The first test of smelting at the Broken Hill Proprietary Co'si iron and steel works at Newcastle has been made. When in full swing they will employ several thousands.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT QUESTION.

' ■•*-"* ■■■■, - Sydney March 12. The Federal Government, with a view

to obviating the throwing idle of many ' men engaged on railway works and as a preventative to unemployment, ordered 12,600 tons of steel rails from England.

WRECK OF THREE LUGGERS.

(Received 10.30. a.m.) Adelaide, March 12

Three luggers with, crews totalling fifteen are missing after the Cyclone at Bathurst and Melville Islands on the Bth, : and it is believed the luggers wore wrecked.

A CASE FOR A JURY.

(Received 10.40 a.m.) Melbourne, March 12

Judge Murray recently' sentenced a certain person named Bernasconi, to. a year's imprisonment at Port Moresby for hanging a Native .boy to a rafter in a store as punishment. Bernasconi demanded to be heard ,by a jury, and Judge Murray stated ;a case. The opinion of the high, court, .which was presided over by, Sir William Irvine, supported the appeal, contending that under Federal law Bernasconi was entitled to a jufy,v:£nd therefore >-i was illegally convicted.... -

MOUNT MORGAN RETURNS.

(Received 10.301 a.m.) Brisbane, March 12

Mount Morgan .-..returns lor the month ending March 7th: 24,745 tons ore treated, and 2370. tons concentrates, producing ,77,2 tons blister copper, containing, 764 ;,tons cdpper 10,576 ounces gold; outputvalued at £86,544. Gt Britain; sß,wo» t o,nsks!loca —?

THE QUESTION OF FOOD FOR

THE PEOPLE.

Sydney; March 12

The Workers' Association deputations Mr Black (Minister of Agriculture)* with regard to the low prices -ol the rabbit industry, and suggested that the Government control the establishment of freezing works, that poisoning be. abolished, and that it be maaV illegal to destroy useful, ; food. Mr Black stated that the objection to State meat freezing was applicable to rabbits, as drought conditions interfere with the supplies.

COLLIERS' AFTERNOON SHIFT.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) Sydney, March 12

The delegates of the Colliery Employees Association' unanimously decided to recommend the acceptance of the proprietors proposals in connection with the afternoon shift. It is anticipated that the lodge will accept, and that work will be resumed on Monday.

PRICE OF WHEAT AND FLOUR.

Melbourne, March 12. A conference of flour mill owners with a sub-committee of the Cabinet arrived at an agreement by which imported wheat is to be sold at 7s 8d per bushel, provided that flour is sold at £l6 ;pr ton, to prevent bread exceeding 9d- the 41b loaf. The cost to the Ministry is 8s 2d. To land American wheat would ihrolve a loss of 6d per bushel. '• '

IMPORTED 'WHEAT FOR VIC-

TORIA.

' Melbourne", March 12. Mr Peacock stated that the Government had secured/'seven Cargoes representing 1,300,000 bushels of wheat for importation.

EMBEZZLEMENT OF £3774. ,- Brisbane, March 12. A former,/manager of the Cairns branch of Meli'rs'Bunis Philip and two clerks .hase,heip charged with conjointly emoezzlihg £3774.