AUSTRALIA

Taranaki Daily News, 8 November 1916, Page 5

AUSTRALIA

TRADE WITH JAPAN. '• _ Sydney, Nor. 7. i Since the war Japanese traders have 'teen reaping a rich harvest, and importations by Australia are steadily increasing. The Christmas orders are large mostly representing trade formerly held by Germany and 'tome American lines, also considerable quantities of blankets and serges made of Australian wool. The quality of the earlier shipments was faulty, but lat.jterly there hag been'a marked improvement, indicating keen adaptability to iatttOltiers' requirements. i LABOR VENGEANCE. Sydney, Nov. 7. Political La bor League has publiahed the names oE eighteen Assembly 'members, including the Speaker and five 'members ot Cabinet, who have been ex'seUed owing to their attitude on con- / scription. The Political Labor Council has decided that),there will be no reconciliation With sre expelled members. ' ; * THE CASUALTY LIST, Sydney, Nov. 7 LUt 241 contains .the names of the following Zealanders: —Severely 'vojmded: -Private I. H. Kemp. Severely inmred: Private E. Walli;. 'tUtfßivingi'z'nvate J. Lester. ; BETTING TAX RECEIPT* Sydney, Nov. 7. V Pour days' operation oi the betting la\ realised Siijai.. REPLACING ENLISTED TEACHERS. <- %Sydney, Nov. /. Ofiut of 3500-male State school teachers, nearly 600 have gone to the front. .The vacancies caused have largely been ••filled by ttomen and the reinstatement , jfli retired teacher- , WHEAT ESTIMATE. Adelaide, Nov. 7. The pre-harvest wheat estimate of the newspaper Advertiser is 30,280,718 bushels, an average of ll>/ 2 bushels per acre. Tue e-t'mated exportable surplus j* 25,000,000 l>ush"l=. *« which must be '-'hict k bushels carried over boa the present sejson.