GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1915, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

WOMEN AS J.P.'S. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Adelaide, July 8. Tiro women Justices of the Peace hftra l«:en appointed, as follows: Mrs. Nicholls, President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union; and Mrs. I'rioto, widow -of the first Labor Premie;'. BROKEN HILL CONTRACTS. Melbourne, July 8 fn reply to a question in tlio House wh other tho contracts of the Broken .Hill companies prevented them shipping their products to England, Mr. Hughes replied that they did not it the Enemy Contract Act was valid. If it was in valid there 'was a re.-.son why they could nut sell to the British Government. Some K-cmpanies were acting on tV assumption that the Act was invalid and consequently not shipping metals as they should. THE BRITISH WAR LOAN. Melbourre, Junly S. In the House' Mr .-Kisher announced that the Governor of the Commonwealth : Rank denied having applied ior a portion of the British war loan. TUB EXPORT OF HOTTER. 1 Sydney, July 8. 'The Government 'has' decided to :m- * port its own butter. Mr. Hall stated that lie would have preferred to. have )

left the importation to privat# #nterpris«, but merchants, an discovering they could get a ipenny a pound mora :a other States, would send it away, i EARLY CLOSING. Sydney, July 8. Two largo influential temperance deputations petitioned Mr. Hall for sis o'clock closing. Archdeacon Boyee pointed out that late closing hours led to excessive drinking, lights, "Drawls, and immorality. The Archbishop of Sydney said it was evident that Australia was leading tho campaign against excessive drinking. There was no reason why tho sale of drink should not cease at six o'clock in the evening, like other commodities. Mr. Hall replied that ho favored nationalisation as a short cut to prohibition. Ho promised to make representation aa to early closing to tho Cabinet as strongly as possible.