AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 90, 14 April 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

SMALLPOX AT THURSDAY; ISLAND. (Received 10.15 a.m.). ' THURSDAY. ISLAND, this day. The steamer Aldenhani■...,.has arrived here from China with a Chinese member of the crew suffering from smallpox. The-vessel has been quarantined. SMALL ARMS FACTORY. (Received 10.15 ajn.) MELBOURNE, this day. The erection of a, Federal small arms factory at Lithgow will be ccmimenced at once. It is estimated' that the' cost will be £70,00.0,, VICTORIAN STOCK RETURNS. (Received 10.15 &jr_), MELBOURNE, this day. The stock returns Bhow the number of horses in the State to be 4*24,648, cattle 1,842,805, sheep 14,116,734. In each case the figures are a record. Sheep increased by 1,209,000. 'DROUGHT IN VICTORIA. (Received 10.15 a.m.) -' V;' . MELBOURNE, this day. The drought in the north-eastern districts is verysevere. Many owners are compelled to hand-feed large numbers of their stock, and send the remainder- to other districts.': .. .., '_ •' •: .; ,':,'■; ]_'• ' SAFE DYNAMITED. ' '(Received 10.15 ajn.) \ SYDNEY, this day. Burglars dynamited the safe at-Cooma rail-way Btation, and secured £149. SALVATION ARMY. (Received.lo.ls a.m.) ; SYDNEY,,this day. j Commissioner McKie, head of the Salvation Army, has received General Booth's instructions to make a farewell tour of Australia.