AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
HARVEST PROSPECTS. Received Octobsr 15, 10.50 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 15. Harvest prospects are encouraging. It is expected that in most districts the yield will be above the average. FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE. Received October 15, 10 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 15. The Senate will allot the capital site on the 29th. LOCAL OPTION BILL. Received October 15, 10 a.m. ADELAIDE, October 15. A Bill has been introduced in Parliament to improve the local option principle. The provisions include registration of existing barmaids, and the prohibition of the employment of any more after the passing of the measure. EIGHT HOURS DAY. AN UNSYMPATHETIC PREMIER. Received Octol r 15, 10.40 g.w. SYDNEY, October 15. Mr Wade, the State Premier, gave an unsympathetic reply to a deputation asking for the introduction of a Bill providing for the application of the eight-hour principle wherever practicable. ADULT SUFFRAGE BILL. Received October 15, 10 a.rr.. MELBOURNE, October 15. , In the State Assembly, Sir Thomas Bent, the Premier, introduced an Adult Suffrage Bill.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3019, 16 October 1908, Page 5
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166AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3019, 16 October 1908, Page 5
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