GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 136, 9 June 1911, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

The Rev. Mr. Stack, late of the Maori Mission, is preaching on Sunday at the White City Maori village. The Sydney City Council committee recommends the concession of adult suffrage in the election of aldermen. The census returns show that the population of Queensland is now 611,369. This gives an increase of 108,103 since 1901. The Australian ,Minister for Home Affairs estimates that the Federal capital will be ready for meetings of Parliament within six years. The Bradford wool-combing dispute is less serious, and the workmen are returning. The masters are willing to consider a 5 per cent advance. At Croydon yesterday, Pockley and Muecke (Australia), beat Davies and Padwick, 6—2. 6—o. Pockley and Miss Tripp beat Ross and Mrs. Ross, 6—o, 6—2. The N.S.W. Minister for Works has promised a deputation from a number of local bodies that he will outline a scheme for the taxation of motors for the upkeep of roads. A number of British and overseas representatives attended the Victoria League's Conference, which opened at the Imperial Institute yesterday. The Countess of Jersey presided. Under the auspices of the Oxford University, Dr. Fenness, of Baliol College, will shortly make an anthropological expedition to Goodenough Island. He expects to reach Papua about November. The Acting-Chief Secretary of N.S.W. (Mr. Flowers) told a deputation to-day that the time was coming when the Government would have to accept the whole financial responsibility for the care of the sick. Mr. Coghlan, Agent-General for New South Wales, arranged for the dispatch of 3000 selected nominated immigrants during the quarter ending September 30. A thousand sail by one vessel early in September. An excursion train, bound from Leeds to Liverpool, collided with a stationary train at Stalybridge, telescoping two unoccupied carriages. The flying wreckage injured several, and many are suffering from shock. Mr. McGowen (Premier of New South Wales) inspected the housing of workmen at Krupps' works at Essen, and visited Siemens works. He also inspected the railway in course of construction under the River Spree.