COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 100, 30 April 1915, Page 8

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

depression in coal trade. United I’uebh Association. (Received 0.1-5 a.m.) Sydney, April 30. As the result of the depression in, the cfial trade, hundreds of men are idle at Newcastle. NEW SMELTERS PROPRIETARY. (Received 0.15 a.in.) Mcllionrne, April 30. A meeting of the north and south i, Proprietary Broken Hill nunes j, greed to forming an associated smelters proprietary to acquire the 1 oi t Pirie smelting works, the Bellamhi cokeworks. and all contracts concerned in the smelting treatment of silver, lead ores, and other metals, with a nominal capital 0f,0730, 000. I hi' proprietary company is receiving p |,1(1,000 for the Port i’irie works, and the contracting companies’ agreement provides for the whole output of Idad concentrates being purchased from Broken Hill, and to go to the smelting company for thirty years. STRONG CATHOLIC PROTEST. (Received 0.30 a.m.) Melbourne, April 30. A great Catholic ■ demonstration,! Archbishop Carr presiding, resolved to strongly protest against the Labour Conference’s action in excluding conscientious Catholics from the Labour Council. SHORTAGE OF FOOER. (Received 10.0 a.m.) Sydney, April 30. The Hon. Hall states that owing to the scarcity of supplies, all exports of fodder most he stopped, it the warning is disregarded, he threatens to seize the stocks. QUEENSLAND BUTTER. (Received 10.0 a.m.) Brisbane, April 30. Butter has advanced ]2s, 'and is now 191 s.