AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 277, 20 November 1913, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

THE SMALLPOX EMEAB.Cn . . ■ ' .(Received 11.15 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. The Cabinet will discuss the report of the smallpox conference without defer. It is anticipated that if the.Sew Sooth. Wales Government accepts the recommendation and gives satisfactory assurance tba.t it will adopt stringent measures for dealing with eases in Sydney an<f otherwise preventing the spread of the disease, the embargo on Sydney will be lifted. There were two cases in Sydney yesterday and three at Adelong. ■• S> BATHURSTS CENTEKAItY. SYDNEY, this day. Bathurat is en fete celebrating its centenary. Many prominent guests included the da lighter of the surveyor, Evans, who discovered the Bathurst Plains. CAMP OF THE STOKE AGE.. J SYDNEY, this day. j The remains of an extensile prehistoric aborigines ramp, belonging to the stone age. have been discovered at PoTt Mac- ' quarie. The whole area is covered with kitchen middens and other relics. With very few exceptions the- -articles found, were-of the chipped type.

CLEM HILL, STEPE3TDI&KT - STEWARD. ADELAIDE, this day. Clem Kill ha,= been appointed a stipendiary steward by the South Australian Racing Club. His retirement from big cricket is anticipated. LORD DERWAN'S EVICTION. SYDNEY, this day. The Privy Council having granted leave to appeal against the State Government taking over Government House, the Protest Committee is appealing for further funds to carry the campaign to a final issue. A NATIONAL SONG. ' ; SYDNEY.. November 10. A New 7-ealander. -Mr Arthur Adams, has won the pr : of £100 offered by the firm of Farmers' Ijmited, for an Australian national song. There were 772 competitors. The judges wer« Professors MacCathnn. of Sydney University, and Tucker, of Melbourne University.