MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15394, 27 September 1915, Page 8

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES

» (By Cable.—Pieaa Association.—Copyright.) Thirty-four cases of smallpox aro fI f l f" ported in the Newcastle district. The medical officer States that the outbreak j is of a severe typo. A Sydney message says that owing to the compulsory conference fixed for next Friday, the Coal and Shale Employers' Federation has rescinded the fortnight's ultimatum, which would have expired to-day, pending a decision. ? A Sydney messago states that the Baptist Union adopted a resolution in favour,, of the early closing of hotels, and pledged itself to the utmost efforts to obtain its enactment, and the furtherance of .the cainpaign for the ultimate prohibition of the sale of liquor. A Tokio "message states that Mr Hayashida, Chief Secretary of the House of Representatives, and nineteen members of the Lower House, have been committed for trial for alleged election briberies. A Sydney message states thai in the seoond ballot, Mr John Haynes, the Independent Democrat candidate, won from Labour the Willoughby seat rendered vacant through -the death 'of Mr E. R. Larkin, who was killed at the Dardanelles.' The Australian Merchant Service Guild's new log, which is being issued to shipowners, involves increases varying from 17J to 35 per cent, on the existing rates. The holiday and overtime pay scale has been changed to a sliding scale, allowance per tonnage. Other new clauses deal with compensation for personal injury caused by accident in the course of employment.