AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

, Received 1 1.1 ,i am I GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. SYDNEY, thin day. 1 The Government will cease to purchase wheat fronly the fa-mcrs on the .10th of this month. DEARER TALK. MELROIRNE, this day. The Federal Executive has authorised i the increases in the telephone rates recently suppestcd as a means of raiding additional revenue. The increases will come into force on December 10. STOPPING STREET BETTING. I PERTH, this day. A ;-e!ert. Committee of the House on I horse racing has tiled an interim report I recommendinp the passace of immediate ; legislation to stop street and shop bet- | tiong. and givintr the police power to ; arrest offenders. j QUEENSLAND TOWN BURNED. I BRISBANE, this day. The main business portion of St. George, 400 miles from Brisbae. has been destroyed by fire. Fifteen buildings were demolished, and the damage is estimated at £50.000. TO GET A MARGIN. HOBART, this day. The Electoral Bill Committee has reported ill favour of the number of members of the Assembly being increased from -10 to .11. in order to make an odd number. ECONOMY IN W.A. PERTH, September lfi. The Premier. Mr Scadden. estimate* that the West Australian revenue for current year would amount to £5.504,209 and the'cTpenditurc to £5,746.14fi. The dominant note of the Government* policy will he economy. The existing loans will only carry on the public works of the State until the end of November. None but uigent wotlcs will be started or continued, but it is promised that there will be no reekles* cutting down of the number of men in Government employment. MINERS TO ARBITRATE. MELBOI'RNE, September 16. The miners' demands for increased wagee, which led to a notice to terminate the existing agreement*, range from 10 to 33 per cent. The dispute will be referred to a compulsory conference. DEATH OF BISHOP HIGGINS. MELBOURNE, September 16. The death is announced of the Right Rev. Joseph Higgine. D.D., Roman Catholic Bishop of Ballarfct He was ordained prieet in Ireland in 1862, and was appointed a3ai6ta,nt-bithop to Cardinal Moran in 1888, beccsming Biehop of Rockhampton in 1890 and Bishop of Ballarat in 1905.

A social evening was held in St. AUbon'e Parish HaJl, to bid, fa-re*wei to tne Rev. E. C. Cook, -wiho had been curate rm the parish for sarnie time. A purse of sovereigns was presented to ' Mr. Cook ,by the people's wa.-nren on ' behalf of the parishioners, in appreaiaI tion of iris services, "fwno, an expression I of -regret a* .Mr. Code's departure, and ! wilshing -him prosperity in Ibis new j sphere of l-aibo-orr. -feelingly