AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 215, 30 January 1913, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

POLITICAL LABOR LEAGUE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 29. At the conference of the Political Labor League Mr. McGowen was invited to explain why the Government passed an Act assisting the Broken Hill Proprietary to establish iron and steel works at Newcastle. The explanation was considered unsatisfactory, and the conference, by 104 votes to 42, carried a vote of censure. P. AND 0. COMPANY. Sydney, January 29. I Mr. Gordon Wesche, Australian superintendent of the Peninsular Oriental [ Co., says the company has no intention i whatever of amalgamating with an- ! other company. I FIRE DUE TO HEAT. I Sydney, January 29. j A serious fire, due to the hot weather, broke out in the Oak-dale district. It ' destroyed a number of farm buildings i and a quantity of grass and damaged j several homesteads. Speaker Willis was among the losers. I THE UNION BANK. 1 Sydney, January 29. j A cable advises that the Union Bank i has declared a dividend of, £1 5b per share and a bonus of 10s, together equal to 14 per cent.; that £43,000 has been ! carried forward -and £50,000 added to the j reserve fund, now totalling £1,450,000. THE GOTHIC AT FREMANTLE. Fremantle, January 29. The Gothic has arrived from London with 1400 immigrants. There was an > outbreak of measles on the voyage, and five children died. AN HOTEL BURNED. Launceston, January 29. The Royal Hotel at Latrole was destroyed by fire. Councillor John Roche perished. } • —--=