Various Cabled Items.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7712, 14 January 1905, Page 3

Various Cabled Items.

-* w — : ■ TRADE MATTERS. LONDON, Jan. 12. A general federation of Trades Unions takes place. After consultation with the Trade Union Congress, a Parliamentary Committee of Labour Commoners reports lack of employment to be greatly reduced by the regulation of industry and the maintaining of work at an even level ; also by intelligent anticipation of bad trade, "S- and the construction of works of public utility. Other classes of workers ought to be placed on the land. SYDNEY, Jan. 13. Lack of organisation amongst the wheelers and the absence of funds will probably prevent the -Newcastle atrike V>ing of long duration, even if the strikers hold out in defiance of the .Arbitration Court. BUSH FIRES IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. _ Extensive damage has been caused i>* ur by bush fires in 'the Goelong district. Lightning caused the fires in the first two instances. A thousand acres of grass and a hundred sheep ;, were burned. ADELAIDE, Jan. 13. Bush fires seventy miles long and two wide are raging near Tarcoola. HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA. ' SYDNEY, Jan. 13. CfrvFheat continues inland. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. The heat continues. Business people complain of a great slump. The *" -" streets are deserted, and a number of people dropped in the streets, being overcome by the heat. (Received Jan. 13, 10.16 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. There is no abatement in the heat wave. The temperature in the city to-day .was 108,5. VICTORIAN BUTTER COMMIS- "•> SION, MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. Findings by the Royal Commission on the charges brought against Mr Taverncr. Agent-General, by Mr ~ J Sinclair, exonerate Mr Tavcrner from having done anything improper in approaching the Harbour Trust for a coH storage site. Generally speaking the Commission is entirely favourable to Mr Taverner. RUN ON A BANK, NEW YORK, Jan. 12. There has been a run on the State (?Bank) in New York, owing to an unjustifiable panic. There are thousands of Jewish depositors. Extraordinary excitement prevailed, and a crowd of women fighting and screaming, and making desperate attempts to enter the buildings. The bank paid many in silver only, and refused to re-accept deposits while the run lasts. Several policemen and women .were, injured, MISHAPS TO A TRAIN. HOBART, Jan. 13. An engine and a number of trucks travelling from Conara to Fingal wets approaching a bridge, when the structure was found to l>e on Are. Ttie driver and fireman were un- . -- able to stop the train, and jumped The bridge collapsed, precipitatP- ing ttte engine and some of the trucks into the valley. NEW ZEALAND BORROWING. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. Kis understood a small loan on account of the New Zealand Government was taken up here. It amounted to £150,000 four per cent, debentures maturing in 1914. The loan was secured at par. FEDERAL DEFENCE. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. The Military and Naval Boards created under the hew scheme of defence have commenced their duties. IMPORTS OF WINE. LONDON,, Jan. 12. The Burgoyne Company, colonial wine merchants, Mate that the total imports o|f wine into Great Uil'.tuin in 190.4 decreased by 2,40Cj833 gallons. Australian dccreasWl' by 70,507 gallons. SCOTS CHURCH COMMISSION. LONDON, Jan. 12. The Scottish Church Commission has examined Principal Rainy, one of the leading Ministers of the United Free Church, at Edinburgh. PRICE OF COAL. MELBOURNE, Jan. 13. The price of coal has been raised 2s 6d pep ton. PRIMAGE ON WOOL. » —•> (Received Jan. 13, 10.16 p.m.) BYDAEY, Jan. 13. The shipping- companies have a- ' greed ta reduce the primage on wool to 5s per cent. The wool buyers decline to accept this. Virtually, they sajv it amounts to no concession at all, and (oesides this they say they are not fightfng against the amount), but against the principle of imposing it. The wool sales have been postponed indefinitely.