CABLE NEWS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XVIII, Issue 590, 12 December 1906, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Press Association.) By Electric Telegraph — Copyright. London, December 10. Mr Lloyd-George, speaking at Liverpool, said the Board of Trade would in future edit the Consular reports, and render them available to the public at the earliest moment. Lord Linley, in the Times, protests against the insupportable tyranny of the Trades Disputes Bill. The Times, commenting on the case in which the Federal Ministers were ordered to pay income tax to the State Treasury, says it illustrates the need of a. strong tribunal to determine (Jolcmin.l appeals, containing more varied elements than is demanded by litigants in the United Kingdon. The *Times concurs in the decision. Sax Francisco, December 10. Many San Francisco refugees are living in tents, though the rainy season has commenced The great delay in reconstruction work is attributed to the trades unions breaking the promises made after the fire, Even skilled unionists from other parts of thj United States are refused permission to work. Melbourne. December 1.1. The State Cabinet has decided that Commonwealth officers shall be asked to pay arrears of income tax with interest at 8 per cent. The ministers have abandoned the idea of charging double duty, Sydney. December 11. Mr Montgomery, the New Zealaud Government agent, officially denies the statement in the Sunday Times that a serious earthquke had done considerable dirnage to the southern portion of the North Islaud of New Zealand. Shaw, who was extradicted from Chili, has been sentenced to seven years for embezzling £9,260, the property of Noyes Brothers. News has been received that tho Norwegian steamer Inger has been wrecked at Ocean Islaud, where she was loading phosphates for Australia. No lives were lost. Brown was executed at Grafton for the murder of Mr and Mrs O'Keefe and Gillick, near Ballina. He expressed contrition for killing people who had been kind to him. Death was instantaneous. (Received this day, af 9 51. a.m.} Sydney, This day. The Government have abandoned the Lotteries Bill, and the session concludes on Saturday.