AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 105, 6 January 1915, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

DOM (N IQ [ViS INTER-RECIPROCITY. * MR FISHER’S MISSION. v •’ V Press Association —Copyright. (Reed. 9.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE. Jan. fi It is understood that during his vi-'.t to New Zealand, Mr Fishe't**will c> v sult the Dominion Ministry respecting the possibility of Australia. New Zealand, Canada and South Africa entering upon, reciprocal trade arrangement after the war. It is not oootidered probable that such arrangefpeat should apply to Australia and New Zealand alone. . * COST OF LIVING. ANXIETY IN AUSTRALIA. f (Reed. 9.15 a.m.) --■ * - SYDNEY. Jan. 6. The continued increase in the prize of meat is causing grave concern to householders and anxiety to retailers. Master butchers propose asking the Government to take action on the question/ An export tax is mooted. THE BROKEN HILL MELEE. AN EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT. (Reed. 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. G. ‘ The Broken Hill police have handed in a document, allegedly found where the Turks were shot, written in an Eastern language, wherein Abdulla, for Gool, states that Gool wanted him to fight and kill the British, because they vere fighting" his country.-;: He adds; ‘I never interfered with anyone here nd none have interfered’.with me. I iave no enemies and nobody told me o do it. I tell nobody as God is my ”itness, nebedy knows except US..’’ ' bdulla in his own behalf writes: “I m worried ever being summoned.” He and Goo 1 talked over their troubles, then prayed to God that life was io good or of use to them, and adds: ( ‘None interfered with me, excepting be Court and seme larrikin children, vho threw stones at me for wearing a Turban. That is why I wear a Turban e-day, nobody but God knows what s two are going to do. I swear to led this is true.”

THE MISSING TRAWLER. ' (Reed. 9.15 a.m.) HOBART, Jan. 6. The beat stranded at Harlequin’ 'Tint, it is believed, did not belong to% '-■■e Endeavour. Search steamers renort no success in. their quest. WHEAT DEALERS' PROTES^-M ‘ AGAINST GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE.. 4 (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. fi. •A meeting of grain merchants ■trongly pretested against the Govern, nent’s seizure of wheat as an uncalled or interference with business. They leclared that it was nonsense to say ho Act was working smoothly. They iad received innumerable letters of I n’otest from growers and farmers. I AUSTRALIA’S CROPS. r-'li (Reed. 8.50 p.ni.) 9 MELBOURNE, Jan. 6-. 9 The Commonwealth Statistician es-B imates that 14.682,953 acres wer«B under various crops at the end of 1914,8 in increase of over five millions, In® the past nine years the wheat acreage® has increased from -6,269,000 to 9,287,-® )00, the increase in 1914 being 2,000,-H 100 acres. H SYDNEY, Jan. 6. H The secretary of the Japanese BurH •an of Commerce, accompanied several trade commissioners, has arS ”ived with a view to promoting r with Japan. H BRISBANE, Jan. 5. ■ The State revenue for the half-yeaß9 ?nded December totalled m increase of £36,576. H NEWCASTLE COAL .Is||h)RT, 9j (Rec. 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. B Last year Newcastle shipped 5,318,906 tons of coal,, an increase 66.1 tons over the previous year. TASMANIAN REVENUE. H CONSIDERABLE DECREASE. H (Rec, 10 a.m.) |^9 HObART, Th ; s Day. ■ The State revenue for_|ho decreased by £33,262. WEST.RALIAN GOLD OUTPUT H (Rec. 10 a.m.) PERTH, This Day. H The Westralign gold yield last was 1,232,970'0unce5, valued at £5,23/HB 350, as compared with ounces, valued at £6,681,701 in 1013. ISilii AUSTRALIAN LABOUR TROUBLbH| (Rec. 10 a.m.) ®H SYDNEY, This Day. |H A wharf labourers' cease-work ing is called for Friday to the' queition of working with aliefl with a view to dealing yesterlay^Hß developments. «?* f n -