COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 15, 18 May 1915, Page 7

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farmers and dairymen. A DOLEFUL TALE. Ohitiu Press Association. (Received 10.15 a.m.) Sydney, May 18. A deputation of Northern Rivers farmers and dairymen asked Air Hall (Alinister of Agriculture) to increase the price of butter to Is lid. They stated that the introduction of artificial fixed prices meant crushing out of tenant farmers and the alternative to becoming penniless, and homeless was to cross the border to Queensland or elsewhere. The people of Sydney were living in luxury,and farmers were suffering many hardships and losses. They asked to be permitted to have free trade with other states; Mr Hall said that/ while, promising t 6 place their, case before the Commodities Commission, ho would bo no party to allowing the industry to be worked at a loss and those engaged therein to be driven out, SHIPPING. PORT OF NEW PLYMOUTH. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1915. i PHASES OF THE MOON. MAY, 1915. 14—New moon, 3.10 p.m. 22—First quarter, 4.20 p.m. 29—Full moon, 9.30 a.m. THE TIDES. High water to-day at 11.58 a.m. and 12.15 p.m.; to-morrow, at 12.24 a.m. and 12.39 p.m. THE SUN. The sun rises to-day at 7.9 a.m. and sets at 4.51 p.m.; to-morrow, rises at 7.10 a.m. and sots at 4.50.

EXPECTED ARRIVALS. Rarawa, from North, Tuesday. Corinna, from South, Thursday. Rarawa, from North, Friday. The Alexander arrived in port at b‘ a.in. yesterday, from Westport, with L’7() tons of coal. She left later for Westport. The s.s. Corinna leaves Wellintgon to-day, at 5 p.m., for New Plymouth, with general cargo, arriving here tomorrow. The s.s. Awahou loaves Greymouth to-day, for New Plymouth, with a full load of coal. 0, n»MWr unjrr _i s Imp