AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 139, 12 June 1905, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

NAVAL VICTUALLING YARDS. | Received 9.29 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. A tender of £24.000 has been accepted tor tbe erection of Imperial naval victualI ling yards at Darling Island. j A LARGE HARVEST EXPECTED. I (Received 9.23 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. In anticipation of a large harvest the Govprnment is spending £SO,OOO in improving the facilites for the storage and shipping of grain at Darling Harbour. | ! I NEW SOUTH WALES PARLIAMENT. I Received 9.23 a.m.) j SYDNEY, this day. The State Parliament reassembles tomorrow. The Governor's speech directs special attention to the electoral law reform, amendment of the Arbitration Act \ l including a modification of preference to unionists), liquor law reform. Shires Bill I a larger measure of local government i . State Bank Bill. DERAL POLITICS. i Received 9.23 a-m.) BRISBANE, this day. Mr. Reid, in his speech on Saturday, declared that if the Opposition brought about a crisis by obstructing business he would at once make an appeal to the peo- '. pie. Mr. Watson, leader of the Labour party, speaking at Rockhampton, twitted j Mr. Reid with not making known the Government policy regarding the sugar bonus, and standing or falling thereby. Mr. Watson advocated the extension of [ I the bonus. | GALES LN THE TASMAN SEA. | (Received 9.29 a.m.) SYDNEY", this day. All vessels arriving from New Zealand | report extremely rough weather in the ' Tasman Sea. BRITISH NEW GUINEA. i Received 9.39 a~m.) MELBOURNE, this day. j The annual report on British New i Guinea shows an increase over the revej nue of last year of £3000. NEW ZEALAND BUTTER BOXES. [ ; BRISBANE, June 11. A deputation waited on Mr. Reid yesterday, and asked for an increased duty on New Zealand white pine, imported to < Sydney and Melbourne in large quantiI ties for the manufacture of butter boxes. | 1 It was stated that 30.000 people were j - engaged in the timber industry in t Queensland, and without an increased j T duty a great majority of these would lose 1 their means of livelihood. Mr. Reid prof mised that if a written statement was 3 submitted he would place it before the - Cabinet. c UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. f ADELAIDE, June 11. 3 The inter-University eight-oar race resuited as follows: Sydney, 1; Melbourne, *t _, Adelaide, 3. Sydney won by two lengths. Time, 17m. 365.