AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 75, 28 March 1916, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SYDNEY VITAL STATISTICS^ (Reed. 8.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The population of the metropolit area at the end of last year was 76 000, whereof 658,000 is resident in t suburbs. Marriages for the year wc 10,122, and births 20,871; both are : cords. MACQUAERIE ISLAND WIRELES MELBOURNE, This Day. With reference to the question as whether the Macquarrie Island wirelt would have helped the Shackleton p; ty,. the Commonwealth, Meteorolog points out that the time wot have been of use to ,the Aimira h passed when the station was dismal led in December last,. During the w: ter messages were sent almost contir ously without -picking up--the Auroi whose wireless-was know pate be defi five. In summer the wileless carri worse than in winter and the Aurora equipment was too weak for the Mj quarrie wireless to. have . been of a use. EARLY CLOSING IN TASMANIA .HOBART, March 27. The liquor referendum has result in a complete victory for six o’clo closing. The figures are incomplel but later returns cannot alter the i suit.

TASMANIAN ELECTIONS. HOBART, March 27. Although the returns are incomplet there are indications that the electin' will result in a political dc-adloc with 15 members in each party. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. SYDNEY, March 27. At the wool sales there w:J.s a bri: demand for scoured, which sold to 31 Other, classes were mostly a poorer s lection. Competition was easy aboi late rates. ' BATTALION’S FINE RECORD. SYDNEY, March 27. Speaking at a welcome home, Lieui Colonel Burnage referred to the uniqi record of the 13th Australian Batta ion, stating that not a member h£ been returned for a disciplinary re ■f 1 son.