AUSTRALIAN GABLES.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 282, 7 December 1911, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN GABLES.

Press Assn- by telegraph—Copyright (Iteceived December 7, 9.10 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Baker is still missing. The police and trackers are searching. There is evidence that he had been suffering from aberrations some time previous to the murder. (Received December 7, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Before the Wharf Laborers' Board, the secretary of the Wharf Laborers' Union expressed the opinion tiie working of deep sea and interstate vessels is now on a par. Another witness contended that work on coastal vessels was harder than on the better paid deep sea ships. In the Assembly, Mr M'Gowen announced that Government had decided to turn the Totalisator Select Committee into a Royal Commission which wilt'tour the Commonwealth and New Zealand, and collect the fullest and latest information. MELBOURNE, This Day. Rangitara won the Mooneo Valley Hurdle rare from Paymaster and Camasacle. In the Assembly the. treasurer announced that he proposed to impose an additional all round tax of }d, yielding £160,000. As a set off he would reduce the income tax, abolish the stamp tax and reduce railway freights and remissions totalling J-L-.7,000. HOBAET, This Day. The Mount Lyell smelting works reopen on Monday alter eleven weeks idleness. (Received December 7, 9.10 a.m.) FREMAXTLE, Thus Day. Mr Jhinlop is a passenger by the Mooltan and proceeds direct to New Zealand. He is very hopeful regarding the Davis Cup. He thinks Brookes will beat Lamed. Since Larned defeated Brooks six years ago the. latter lias improved out of sight. MELBOURNE, This Day. A Mill is being introduced into the Senate to enable youths under twentyone to permanently enlist under the Naval Defence Bill. The Minister of Customs has received from Sir 'G. H. Reid confirmation that Fiance has agreed to allow Australian meat to be admitted at minimum tariff rates. Cadet. Miles, of the Royal Military College, shooting off a tie for the senior cadet championship of the South Island <»f New Zealand scored 51 at 200 yards, and 33 at 500. The Commonwealth wheat exports for the statistical year ending November is 54,031,000 bushels, compared with 45,521,974, the previous vear. Flour 1,784,000 sacks, an increase of 484.000 for the vear.