MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume L, Issue 15157, 22 December 1914, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

►_ Rose Day in Melbourne resulted in £1100 being raised for charities, less .than half of last year's total. A Sydney message says that twentyfour hours' rain has benefited the whole State. The New South Wales Government having stopped the transit of wheat into Victoria, many ladon teams aro hung up. Fire- destroyed Herbertsbirc Castle, noar Glasgow. Three lady guests wore cut off by tho flames, and climbed a turret, which collapsed. All perished. One hundred and twenty railwaymon engaged on duplication work at Newbridge, New South Wales, struck owing to the reinstatement of a non-tinionist. It is reported from Melbourne that the Hon. F. G. Tudor has asked the New Zealand Government to send a ship to search for the Federal trawler Endeavour. This will, if granted, make threa vessels engaged in tho search. The rain which fell overnight did pot affect the wicket at AdeJaide. New South Wales in their second innings havo eight wickets down for 359 (Andrews 'Si, Kelloway 3*2, Prattom 33, Scott not- out 40). Though spending is hardly so heavy as in previous years, business is very brisk in Sydney. It is estimated that the Christmas dinner will cost very little- above the normal, in spite of the increase in prices of eorue commodities consequent upon tho war. Sweeping change*, are planned in tlio liquor laws or California. A Bill is to be presented during the next eitting of tho Legislature abolishing dives, ducing the number of saloons and whol*salo establishmonte, and appointin?, State- Excise Commissioners to control tho traffic.