AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15488, 15 January 1916, Page 10

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

WOMAN LAND AGENT. (By Cable—Press Association.—Copyright.)' BRISBANE, January 14. [• In conscquence of enlistments of ofli- -j rials of the Lands Department, Mica M B. Murphy has been appointed land' - agent for the Ipswich, district. - SYDNEY 3 Januaiyi4. v Amongst the many which Alderman Meagher, Lord Mayors of Sydney, received, was one, from Mr|j| Kin§ O'Malley, in the;* form' of;.mß poetae effusion upon Ms "enthronement m tie seats of ;the mighty." **pocm" ended with the words: yon Hve long to, clean tho Augewt« Stables with the great and mighty de- 3 mocraiio hose filled with tha waters -of as lifei" ' . -V?J| SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. - ;j|| MELBomsvF.. J«nuaiiy;.l4»;&jsj Cabinet has adopted the Commo&v 3 wealth Institute of Science and InditttfiJ tries Committee's report providing :th»t ;| the. control of th© present wealth Laboratories shall not be dijf*|| turbed, but that they shall be ally improved and better equippedv that any new lnbnr"+r>r'oa shall trolled by th ft Institute. An Council will be appointed immediately a to collect industrial and scientific' formation, initiate research work : anate| promote industries. AN ARTISTS DEATH. J*#? SYDNEY. January 14. At the inquest on Alfred Vinoont, artist on the staff of the who took his lifp on December 7th;sjrj| cutting his throat. h«s wife gave Wraj dence that he had been suffering: fcir|| some time from nervous troubles, was obsessed by an hallucination tlinjl he had been shot in the throat.-. thought the public disliked his workj|| and also was greatly worried over top war. A verdict was returned tluati'lwife died from a Belf-inflicted wound wh'fln® suffering from a temporary mental ,«jjS rangement- ' NEWCASTLE COAL EXPORTS. (Received January 14th, 9.15 p.itt-)j*M SYDNEY, January The coal exports from Newcastle dtcj;sj ing 1915 decreased by 737,328 tftmaS valued at £380,392, as compared '.TOM 1914. Tho exports to New Zenlw4|g were 477,755 tons, a decrease of 89$»*$| ns " MELBOURNE COAL DEMANDS. . ■ (Receivod January 14th. 9.15 p.m.™|| MELBOURNE, The coal lumpers have decided ' to work at the contract rates fixedflß® Mr Justice Higgins, but, in order rtym. .make a constitutional demand hourly rates, they will take a bum|| before enforcing their demand, IM® ; have also resolved that no work sniffle be performed after five in the cveninfcj|j The latter decision has already bee® i enforced. ; | DEPARTURE oF 3IR HUGHBS.^I 1 1 (Received Januarv loth. 12.25 a.nu)||| , I MELBOURNE, January 1 j There was a largo and ! gathering at the Town Hall ''■$$& j farewell to Mr Hughes prior to his dlra| parture for England. • NEW SOUTH WALES YIELD. . ! (Received January loth, 12.25 a:tt*J|l SYDNEY, Januaty lfejS The gold yield in New South : : for 1915 was 132.498 ounces of.fin*g™|| valued at £562,819. an increase ounces of fine gold as compared • ■*■«§ . 19W. Si = ' ~V3k