GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1915, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

, TEApIN GSHIP BOYS DROWNED. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, August 30. Twenty lads from the training-ship Cornwall were rowing at Purfleet when a squall drove a tug upon the rowing boat, and cut it in halves, sinking it immediately. An officer and sixteen lads were drowned. The current was too strong for the most powerful swimmer. LOSSES t)N GOVERNMENT IMPORTS. Perth, August 21. At the auction of maize* bran, and pollard imported by. the Government from (he Argentine 000 tons of bran realised £3 2s 6d per ton, one hundred tons pollard £3 12s fid, 20ft tons of maize £i 5s per ton. Experts estimate the cost at £lO per ton. One-third of the whole shipment was sold. AUSTRALIAN REFERENDUM. Melbourne, August 31, In the House, in reply to Mr. Cook's question whether, in view of the serious nature of tho European outlook, the mounting of casualties, and the disability of people to concentrate on the war, lie would not postpone tho referendum. stated that the Government believed tho referendum would not weaken, but strengthen Australia, therefore lie would not postpone it. .