COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8, 8 September 1915, Page 5

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

EARLY CLOSING. Non-drinking turks and beer DRINKING GERMANS. United Press Association. (Received 8.10 a.m.) Sydney, September 8. ] In the Assembly several petitions lor and agaiint daily closing were presented. Mr Blown moved that in conse(jUence of the moral and social ills arising I'rom the sale of intoxicants bars ! should lie closed much earlier, j Mr Stuart Robertson said that any man ought to be aide to get as much ’ liquor as he* required between 8.30 o’clock in the morning and six in the evening. The Turks, a non-drinking race, are more humane lighters than ! the beer-drinking Germans. He movj oil the addition of the words “not 1 later than sit; o’clock in the evening. Captain Tombs said that the temperance reformers were in a minority and the agitation was due to hysteria rather than to reasonable commonsense. Mr Cocks moved a further amendment for 9 o’clock closing. Mr Brown’s motion was carried without a division; the G o’clock motion was negatived by ol to 20; and the nine o’clock was negatived by 38 to 33. ■ iz WAR LOAN BONDS AT £lOl. (Received 8.50 a.m.) Melbourne, September 8. A parcel ol £3OOO worth of War Loan bonds fetched £lOl. NEW FRENCH MAIL LINE. (Received 8.5 a.m.) Sydney, September 8. The Soutay, the lirst French mail steamer for Australia under the new timetable will reach Sydney via Singapore, Batavia, and Neumea shortly. THE 1918 PRESS CONFERENCE.

: (Received , ■] > Sydney, September 8. Mr Holnnui/lias, beep), advised that flie Resident of the Press Congress of t'hC World has accepted the Govern’meiil'k invitation for the conference to meet at Sydney in 1918. NORTON-CRIFFITHS COMPANY. Jc.ji, (Received 8.40 a.m.) Sydney, September 8. The Norton-Griffiths Company .have taken over a number of railway constiilctibn works. I ■' ; 1 'V I IOL^Nt ,i rAt{tHf3UAKE REPORTED. i| Hi; if Received 8.40 a.m.) If Sydney, September 8. The Rilerview Ms ke*« corded aivery violent'earthquake 6800 miles distant. ’I ' 1 GERMAN THRASHED BY AUSTRALIAN. AUSTRALIAN SACKED : : MINE ■ | IDLE. (Received 8.40 a.m.) Sydney, September 8. A German working at Pelawain. who made pro-German utterances, was thrashed by an Australian, who was reported to the dismissed. The wheelers refused to work with other German employees, and the mine is now idle.

EMINENT POLITICIAN DEAD. (Received 8.40 a.in.) . Sydney. September S. Obituary; Sir George Simpson, politician and Judge. MINISTRY TO BE RECONSTRUCTED. *.» i, (Received 8.40 a.in.) Melbourne. September 8. A meeting of the State Ministerial members decided that reconstruction of the Ministry was necessary immediately. The Kim.she motion was settled. MELBOURNE BUTTER PRICES. (Received 9.2 d a.in.) Melbourne, September 8. The wholesale price of. butter has been reduced to Is dd per lb. the retail price being Is 7d. MILK IN BRISBANE. Received 9.28 a.in.) Brisbane. September 8. The price of milk has been fixed in' the Metropolitan area at did per quart retail, and one shilling per gallon wholesale. j ' GREASY WOOLS SCOURED 27gd. (Received 8.40 a.m.) Brisbane. September 8. At the opening of the wool sales there was a large attendance an! animated competition-. Italy. Japan, and America are buying heavily. Ihe wools are inferior to those of July owing to the adverse season compared with the Jul\ market. All greasy is verv, lirin. . Sconie Is have gcneiaiim 'declined.'* Prices lor greasy 10,M scoured 2/J.