GENERAL CABLES.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1916, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES.

I ' alii i INCREASE IX CRIME. . Australian-X.Z. Cable Association. R-.cC'ived Sept. 20, 10.33 p.m. London, Sept. .2(1. The p 'sons report .shows that in 1015 tlsi' prisoners sentenced were 04,000, coin-par-i with 114 000 in 1011. The deciVßie •* ascribed to the enl.stment of ; habitual potty offenders and the liquor • rcstvictio'l3. ' ...,,,; INCREASED WOOL FREIGHTS. Received Sept. 20, 10.35 p.m. Sydney, Sept.. 26. It is reported that the shipping companics have decided to increase the irei»])t on wool by Id per pound, The cost to the producers will be au additional two millions pound.*. The police report that the situation t at l!roke»i Hill :s normal. Melbourne, Sept. 26. Despite the inctssant rain and floo' 1 !, tht Royal Show was opened. t PLAGUE IX ENGLAND. London, Sept. 28. Received Si-pt. 20, 10 p.m. Vivo plague eases are repotted from - Liverpool two pioving fatal. I f Ti.e "ovrrnmir.t iis controlling the - prices of oil the frozen meat The bulk ■ is going to the fiont A modicum of Aibhaliiiu is available to the public. WORiD'3 WHKAT PRODUCTION ; Received Sept. 20, 10.3S p.m. Washington, Sept. 20. The (vjvernment's Bureau estimates that the year's total production of • wli u it in the United States, India, Japan, '.' Tunis. Spain, Britain, India, Italy, .' Switzerland and Canada fell to • 1>:2G,04i,000 busliels or 09.8 per cent, of. t! e 1915 yield.