AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 175, 29 March 1915, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

VARIOUS INTERESTING ITEMS. (Cross Association. —Copyright.) (Rccd. 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A nias s meeting of the Bakers’ Union ratified the r^rdement with employers to commence work at ten a.m. instead of noon. RECORD LAND SALE. SYDNEY, This Day. A. decord land sale was held at Madly. Forty-six thousand six hundred feet realised at the rate of from £8 to £26 a foot. A PUBLIC SEND-OFF. SYDNEY, This Day. It has been decided to give the next batch of reinforcements a public sendoff. THE ROYAL SHOW. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Royal Show opens to-morrow, BLASTING ACCIDENT. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. A blasting accident occurred on Cockatoo Island. One person was killed and two injured. Charges failed to detonate. Th'a men investigated, and the explosion occurred, EARLY CLOSING OF HOTELS. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. A referendum taken on th!e early closing of hotels resulted in an absolute majority for six o’clock. INCREASED M.’S P. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. Assembly members have been increased from 42 to 46, and Council members from eighteen to twenty. LABOUR GAINS THREE SEATS. (Reed. 10,5 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. Th'e latest election figures show that Labouf has (gained three seats in the Sturt Division, defeating the Attorney General; the Premier also lost his seat. It is anticipated that the Opposition will (gain a slight majority. BIG HAUL OF NOTES STOLEN. FROM STEAMER. MELBOURNE, This Day. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) Notes to the value . of £2OOO, addressed to the Treasury, were stolen from th e steamer Bomfala. All have been cancelled. ; A v - ? QUEENSLAND PATRIOTIC FUNDS. (Reed. 10.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. Queensland patriotic funds total a quarter of a million.