AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 January 1916, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

FLOODS AND LOSS OF STOCK. By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Jan. It. There are serious floods in the river district of the Northern Territory, where the December rainfall totalled 24.42 inches, 10.(12 inches falling in twenty-four hours. Thousands of buffalo were drowned, and *he blacks were compelled to take to the trees. One rancher lost 300 cattle and 15 horses. Fears are expressed for the safety of settlers on :tho Lower Daly River. ' LABOR TROUBLES SPREADING. Sydney, January 11. The Broken Hill strike, for a fortyfour hours week and the abolition of the Saturday afternoon shift, is spreading. A mass meeting to-day decided .to call out all members of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, besides all mine workers at the Barrier. This involves the Port Pirie smelting works and the mines at Pickend, The State brickworkers have not resumed work, and the' works have been closed indefinitely. The strike of south coalminers and the consequent closing of many coke works is causing growing inconvenience to shipping. Melbourne, January 11. The strike of waterside workers continues to delay the loading of wheat ships ) and consequently the Government is asking agricultural societies to supply the names of volunteers prepared to unload and store wheat.

VICTORIAN GOLD YIELD. ~ Melbourne, January 11. The Victorian gold yield for the year was 320.063 ounces, valued at £1,397,,844', a decrease of 8-4,149 ounces. MOTOR-CYCLING RECORD. Sydney, January 12. E. O. Baker broke the world's record for 24 hours' continuous motor-cycling, covering a total of 930 miles. MEAT FOR SINGAPORE. Sydney, January 12. Owing to the dependence of the' white population of Singapore on Australian supplies, New South Wales and Queensland have decidedly jointly to supply Singapore with 120 tons of meat per month. The embargoes have been removed to permit the export.