AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
By Cable.—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, Jan. 19. The Government is considering repre-, sentations in favor of permitting private prospecting for oil 111 Papua. Melbourne. Jan. 19. The Government has advanced farmers £300,989 on two million bushels under the wheat scheme, Melbourne, Jan. 19, All companies have been notified to remove German shareholders within three months from January 14. Sydney, Jan. 19. Bush fires have occurred in the Hoibrook district originating in _ phosphorus baits. The damage is estimated ait £30,000. Sydney, Jan. 19. , Three arrests have been made 'in connection with the robbery of £3OO from Walter Kelly at Mossman. The police raided premises at Willoughby and recovered £282.
Sydney, Jan. IS. • The Commodities Commission recommended an increase of 3d per pound on the retail price of sugar. Sydney, Jan. 18. Tlie South Coast strike is over and the miners resume work on Thursday. Adelaide, Jan. IS. The public schools are suffering from a shortage of teachers, owing to so many enlisting. Melbourne, Jan. 19. Imports, exclusive of transhipped goods, during the past year were 2,519,542 tons, compared with 2.090,953 tons in 1914. The decrease is almost wholly in the overseas trade. Sydney, Jan. II),
Despite war conditions, New South Wales bank deposits in 1915 established a record increase of £9,404,000.- The last year's increase was £1,705,000. Sydney, Jan. 19. Mr. Webb, speaking at Mr. Hughes' farewell banquet, said he hoped that in future more Australian politicians would visit New Zealand so as to enable the people of the two Dominions to understand eadi other better. It was essential that an understanding should be be brought about in the national interests and for the good of poltical parties. Sydney, Jan. 19.
Tlie Broken Hill strike is unchanged. Tho Munition Committee appealed for the resumption of munition-making, hut the men replied that, if the mining companies would grant a 44-hour week, work would- immediately be resumed.
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Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1916, Page 2
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