GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1916, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

BY-PRODUCTS OF TAR. Australian-N.Z. Cable Association. Melbourne, Sept. 8. The Government prohibits the use of raw tar on roads in order to send to Britain all benzine and toluene for explosives, and will establish here work for the production of naptha, carbolic acid, and other valuable by-products of '.iliich they are in short supply. BANKNOTE FORGERS ARRESTED. Sydney, Sept. S. Seven arrests have been made in connection with the forged notes (cabled on August 17), one of whom, John King, is alleged to be the publisher of a paper "Direct Action," an organ of the Industrial Workers of the World. Eight hundred notes have been recovered. It is believed that five thousand were printed. COMMONWEALTH SOLICITORGENERAL. Melbourne, Sept. 8. Mr. R. R. Garran, Melbourne, Secretary for Federal Attorney-General's Department, ,hns been appointed to the newly-created position of Commonwealth Solicitor-General in order to relieve Mr. Hughes of important statutory duties. ARCTIC EXPLORATION, New York, Sept. 8. The Crockerlanil expedition, including Macmillan. arrived in Battle harbor, Labrador, on Thursday. EARLY OLOSI.NO. Brisbane, September !). A women's deputation, numbering several hundred, waited on the Permier and urged the six o'clock closing, of ■hotels, ANOTHER STRIKE. ' Sydney, September 0. The engine-di ivers at the Broken Hill Company's steo; works at Newcastle 'have struck, alleging that they have not received the correct amount of back pay that the award provided. Six hundred are idle. SCARCITY OF MUTTON'. ' Sydney, September 9. The shoe; slaughtermen 'had a conference with the einploycrss-and were offered substantial increases, wlridi.wetc refused. The scarcity of mutton is more pionounced. It is estimated, that all supplies will be exhausted to-day, AMERICAN CROPS. 1 Washington. September 0. The Bureau Crop Estimate announces that nearly all estimates have declined during the month, wheat by forty-three million bushels, oats forty-three millions, barley eleven milions. The spring wheat estimated production i- 150,000,000 bushels, compared with the August forecast of 190,000,000. The report says there will be enough barley and spring wheat for home consumption.