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LIST NO. 154. w [Unitid Pp. rsi Association.] (Received 8.25 a.m.) Sydney, March 18.. 111.—Privates S. A. Spooner, L. F. McCartie (hospitalled at Heliopolis), H.. Ross (.Cairo), Sapper R. H. W. Power, seriously. Returned to duty— * Sapper D. Dennis, Privates R. B. f Glanville G. W. Parmeter E. A. 1 Cook, .J. Williams. •* \ THE DURATION OF THE WAR. h i , (Received 8.25 a.m.) Sydney, March IS. I Mr Harry Gullett, speaking at the * Millions Club as to the probable date | of the ending of the war, said that if -: he thought for a moment that the •' western front would be broken by the i Allies this summer he would not have 1 been here, but there to see the job " through. ' ' ■ | ■ - ! RED CROSS FUND SOCIETY. (Received 8.25 a.m.) Sydney, March 18. <HThe Labor Council refused to en-" | dorse the Red Cross Society's applica- I ttoii to be exeittpt from the operation- -f of the t^agos'Board as far as hours t

wte concerned in certain trade'houses ■$ which the Society proposes to establish V for teaching wounded soldiers trades. I The grounds of the refusal are that jj the market is already fully supplied « wifchdabor in the^i«du«tries i JOie»twned*j < *l also, that it was-never intended that fche funds of the" Society should'b&useeF% to encourage such schemes which j should be run by the Statk,<,and the f products used for only. \ INVITATION TO LONDON. , , (Received 8.25 a.m.) Melbourne, Marcli 18. Senator Pearce (Minister of Defence) received the Empire Parliamentary Association's invitation for ten Commonwealth Parliamentarians to visit London -in July. IMPORTS PROHIBITED. (Received 8.25 a.m.) . a ; i Sydney. March 18. v l, A procuration' "£i ohibijßj | the importation and other official unifoffcs or Hnritat|bns! thereof. .]a Lit-*.. ./*'■ l , N.S.W. %TATte FINffN<JE. I -4- i : . si - (Received $.25 &p.)jJ ! j Sydney.,Matth 18. The State Ttfess,ur.v ■■M redeeming £822,000 ;iyorth qf;', Trealifurjv bonds due on ' ; DEFECTiyE'MUi i ITIONS. (Received 9.35 a.m.) Sydney, March 18. The Barrier Munition Works have been temporarily closed owing to shell iefects. STATE ENTERPRISE. Sydney, "March •18-;-'* • _ Mr Wade states that the Govern- ; ment lost £229,6/6 on an important | sale of wheat, hay and butter. ALL LEAVER SSQBP*-P.v.>y3f j Sydney, March 18. The; military i: bave decided, jto refuse i all applications for special ieaye>. | ._ i THE WHEATS RECEIPTS. r;

Melbourne, March 18. The total receipts for the sales of | wheat amount to £4,402,000.