AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 37, 7 August 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DEVELOPING THE WOOLLEN INDUSTRY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, August 5. A Sydney firm is proposing to begin the making of wood tops, and has applied for a Commonwealth bounty. Very little use so far has been made of the bounty system.

MUNICIPAL LABOR CAMPAIGN. Sydney, August 5. The Labor Leagues in the City have combined with the object of conducting a Laibor municipal campaign. NEW STEAMER SERVICE. Sydney, August 5. The steamer Upolu will shortly commence the monthly service between Auckland, Sydney, Noumea, and the New Hebrides.

A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Sydney, August 5. A fire at Bungalow destroyed five shops and did damage to the extent of £6OOO. THE SHORTAGE OF LABOR. Sydney, August 5. The Labor Commission, heard a large amount of evidence by employees in various trades bearing on the alleged shortage of labor.

THE HANDLING OF WHEAT. Melbourne, August 5. The State 'Cabinet has appointed a committee to inquire into the' method of handling wheat of the f.a.q. standard 1 , CO-OPERATIVE INSURANCE CO. Sydney, August 5. The final allotment of shares in the Co-operative Assurance Company has The delay in allotment was caused) iby the absence of New Zealand returns. COST OF GROCERIES. Sydn«y, August 5. Evidence was given before the Wages Board that the prices of groceries had risen 7V 2 to M) per cent, within the last two years. CIGARETTE SMOKING. Sydney, August 5. According to a statement made at the Methodist Social Union gathering, 537,000,000 cigarettes *ere consumed in New South Wales in IBM.