VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 45, 21 August 1908, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

ft/ Telerraph.— Fttma Association.— Copyright. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. (Received August 21, 9.40 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. Preliminary official returns estimate 4he wheat yield at 19,135,000 bushels,, an average of 10.1. MOUNT LYELL MINES. MELBOURNE, This Day. The Mount LyeJl returns from 16th July till 12t/h August (inclusive) show that 28,934 tons of ore was treated, also 213 tons of purchased ore. The converters produced 700 tons of blister copfer, yielding : Copper 692 tons, silver l 2,739 ounces. A MILITARY FUNERAL. MELBOURNE, This Day. The late Captain Colquhoun, D.5.0., was accorded a naval funeral, which was largely attended. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ELECTION. PEETH, This Day. The election campaign is proceeding briskly. THE SURPLUS— A WRIT. HOBART, This Day. The Government has issued a writ/ .against the Commonwealth'Governmentfor the recovery of the withheld, surplus. [In this matter the States are acting, in conjunction. Under the Commonwealth Constitution Act, not more than , one-fourth of tho Cusfajms and excise revenue was to be retained by the Federal authorities, the remainder being returned to the States. One-fourth was foundmore than sufficient fov Commonwealth purposes, and the surplus has been paid,, to the States. The Surplus RevenueBill, however, provides for the appropriation of this surplusage for defence purposes and old age pensions, etc., and the Juno portion was withheld from thej States, and so allocated.] SOUTH AUSTRALIA— CONSTITU-' TION AMENDMENT BILL. (Received August 21, 10.12 a.m.) ADELAIDE, This Day. In tho Assembly, tho Labour pa*£y ancceed'ed in altering tho Constitution.., Amendment Bill against the Government, and in favour of six Ministers, with a salary of £1000 each. [Tho number of Ministers atpresent*. is four — each with a salary of £1000.] "CORNERED" BEEF. LONDON, 20th August. Tbe Times learns that a South American company has sold to three of the large United States beef companies, at a high price, 3200 quarters of Argentine chilled beef on board the steamer Highland Harris, clue at Liverpool today The Americans themselves have a large shipment of beef on tho same, vessel. [On 15th June an influential deputation urged the British Government to appoint a committee to enquire into the question of cattle and meat supply ; also for the free importation of Canadian store cattle, tb i>e slaughtered on arrival, from all countries officially declared free from disease. Armours, Swifts, and the Packing Company, it has been alleged for some time, have been doing their best to work a "corner."] CATTLE FEVER. LONDON, 20th August. The Capetown correspondent of Tho Times reports that Parliament is to be asked to sanction strong measures to protect the colonies from the possible spread of cattle fever from infected districts on the East Coast. ■ OLYMPIC GAMES— FAIR PLAY. NEW YORK, 20th August. Hayc3, the winner of the Marathon raco at the Olympic games, has arrived here. He testifies to the fair play of tho English athletic authorities and the public. Halstead, another American competitor ab the sports, also declares that he is perfectly satisfied, and adds that practically all disputes arose from differences existing in tho provisions of British and American rules. [A recent message stated that it was reported that Mr. Roosevelt had intimated that he had no sympathy with complaints that American athletes competing at the Olympic sports had been discriminated against. Carpenter, the American, who was disqualified for boring in the 400 -metres race, declared thathe had seen no favouritism. Hayes, »nentioned above, vsras awarded tho Marathon prize, Dorando (the Italian champion), who was assisted home, beting disqualified.]