AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 February 1916, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

WHEAT PRICES. By Cable.—Press Association —Copyright Melbourne, Feb. 23. The Wheat Conference granted from April 1 a further advance of sixpence a bushel on farmers' wheat and fixed the price for home consumption from March 1 at 4 S !ld, enabling the 41b loaf to be sold at 7M. RATING ON UNIMPROVED VALUE. Sydney, Feb. 23. The City Council has decided to levy rates on unimproved values only. THE BREAD TRADE. Sydney, Feb. 24. Fifty representatives of the bread trade waited on the Premier to protest against the monopoly. Mr. Hohnan quoted Wanganui's system in justification and said that the Government would not stay its hand unless shown that the scheme was economically unsound. TASMANIAN RAILWAY ACCIDENT. Hobart, Feb. 24. At the inquest held on the seven victims of the railway disaster, evidence tended to show that the engine jumped the rails owing to excessive speed when rounding a curve on a worn outer rail. EXPORT OF BUTTER, Melbourne, Feb. 24. Permits will be granted for the ex 1 - port of limited quantities of butter when the. price here is on London parity of about 1245. CAMPAIGN AGAINST MEDICAL PROFESSION. Sydney, Feb. 23. Mr. Griffiths has announced that, if the the school clinics scheme works satisfactorily, the Government will consider nationalising the medical profession. J