AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 220, 14 September 1923, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

THE HIDES MARKET. (Received 10 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The hides market is unchanged, and values are firm at late rates. Following are current prices: Oats, Algerian feed 4/ to 4/6, giants 4/4 to 4/6; maize, local yellow 5/6, white 5/3, South African 4/4 to 5/6; potatoes, £13 10/ to £14 10/; onions, £6.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) MINING RESCUE STATIONS. SYDNEY, this day. The Premier told a mining deputation that he would immediately urge the Minister of Mines to establish rescue stations in the coalfields. The Government will appoint a Royal Commission to investigate the Bellbird mine disaster and the industry generally if the circumstances arising from the coroner's inquiry justify it.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) LOW FREIGHT ON STUD STOCK. SYDNEY, this day. A reduction for one year has been effected with all shipping lines in freight rates on stud stock from England to Australia to assist the Australian meat industry in endeavouring to improve the breed of Australian cattle. The freight has been reduced to 40gs per head for cattle and to llgs for sheep.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) GERANIUM ON SURVEY 'WORK. SYDNEY, this day. The war sloop Geranium, which recently came to Sydney for repairs, will return to Northern Australia with the Fantome to resume survey operations.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) N.S.W. RAILWAY SYSTEM. SYDNEY, this day. The Government has decided to appoint a Royal Commission to make exhaustive inquiry into tlie management of the railways. Two experts in England are being approached to constitute the commission. : (A. and, N.Z. Cable.) PROHIBITION ISSUE. SYDNEY, this day. Mr. Ley introduced in the Assembly a bill to amend the Liquor Act by providing for a five-yearly referendum on prohibition, with compensation, and transferring the powers of the Licensing Board to the District Licensing Courts. The date of the first poll is not included in the bill, but will be left to the Assembly to determine, probably on a non-party vote.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) "■' SEED MAIZE EXPORT. MELBOURNE, this day. The export of seed maize in secondhand bags has been prohibited on the grounds that it would be harmful to the Commonwealth. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) QUEENSLAND BUTTER POOL. i BRISBANE, this day. The Council of Agriculture has recommended to the Minister of Agriculture that a compulsory butter pool be formed. The Minister is agreeable. —A. and N.Z. GOOD SUPPLY OF INSULIN. MELBOURNE, this day. Under the original agreement with the . Toronto University, Dr. Cumpston (Comj monwealth Director of Health) was [ limited to supplying insulin to specialists 1 Toronto has now consented to supply I insulin to all medical practitioners. Dr. j Cumpston states that the Commonwealth I Laboratory is in a position to supply all j Australian and New Zealand requirei ments. — (A. and N.Z. Cable.) | STATISTICS OF CANCER. i MELBOURNE, this day. Statistics for the year ended June 30 last show that one in eight persons over 30 years of age in Victoria died or cancer. The average gradually increased from 35 in each hundred thousand in | 1881 to 91 in 11)22.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)