GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 306, 4 June 1915, Page 8

GENERAL CABLES.

FEDERAL NOTE ISSUE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received June 3, 0.10 a.m. Melbourne. June 3. The Federal Executive has authorised an increase of the note issue to thirtythree millions. NEW! QUARANTINE REGULATION. Received June 3, 9.10 p.m. Melbourne, June 3. The Commonwealth quarantine authorities have included venereal diseases in the list of diseases which captains of vessels arriving in Australian ports are required to notify. LABOR CONFERENCE. Received June 3, 9.10 p.m. Adelaide, June 3. The Commonwealth Political Labor Conference resolved that the proposed amendment of the constitution should give the Commonwealth power to regulate prices, and to acquire the necessary commodities; that the amendment of the constitution should provide for taking a referendum at the next election giving the Commonwealth Parliament power to abolish State Governors and Legislative Councils. After discussing tne question of settling international disputes by arbitration, the whole question of international disarmament was remitted to a committee for its report. STEEL WORKS I"s T AUSTRALIA. Sydney, June 2. The Broken Hill Company's steel works at Waratah have been opem-d. They are capable of turning out 120,000 tons of steel rails a year. A GERMAN WANTED. Sydney, June 2. The police are unable to trace the German responsible for shooting Richmond. WOMEN POLICE. Received June 3, 8.55 p.m. 'Sydney, June 3. There were over two hundred applicants for the position of women police. FOOTBALL TOUR. Syldney, June 3. • Tho newspapers state that the New Zealand Rugby League is doinz the right thing in abandoning the Australian tour. QUEENSLAND'S POPULATION. Brisbane, June 3. At the end of last year the population of the State was 076,707.