VARIOUS CABLES.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 77, 30 March 1912, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES.

By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. (Received' March) 30, 9.35 a-.ni.) MINERAL OUTPUT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, This Day. The value of 'the mineral output of New South Wales for 1911 was £9,758.000, an increase of £1.021,000 on the previous year. The aggregate value to the end of the year was £217,877,000 Coal, gold, silver, and lead head the list. (Received March 30, 10 a.w.) REDISTRIBUTION OF SEATS. SYDNEY, This Day. The redistribution of seats scheme has been gazetted. It leaves only four of the present electorates intact. The city will have distinctly bigger representation. NEW FLAGSHD?. SYDNEY, This Day. H.M.S. Drake, the new flagship, has arrived. She established a record on the run from Hobart. "[The Drake is a twin-screw armoured cruiser of 14,100 tons, and 30,000 i.h.p.] NEW SOUTH WALES LEGISLATIVE COUNCDLLORS. SYDNEY, 29th. March. The Government has announced the appointment of nine Legislative • Councillors-. [The Council has, during the session just ended, thrown out or materially amended several Government measure*, which will accouftt for the new appointments.] LACK OF JURISDICTION. MELBOURNE, 29th March. . The High Court has granted an order nisi on the application of the Melbourne Tramways Company to restrain. Mr. Justice Higgins ,from prooeeding with any tramway matters on the ground of lack of jurisdiction. HOULDER BROTHERS' DENTAL. LONDON, 29th March. Houlder Brothers and Co. contradict the statement that they will probably amalgamate with, the firm of Furnesa, Withy, and Co. . . CABINET MINISTER CITED FOR CONTEMPT. MELBOURNE, 29th March. Mr. W. A. Watt, the State Treasurer, has been cited for contempt of Court for refusing to obey a mandamus to grant a liquor license for premise* at Wonthaggi, near which is the State coal mine. EMIGRANTS FOR AUSTRALIA. ' 4 MALTA.. 29th March. Thirty emigrants have sailed for Australia. ELECTRICITY AT THE PIT-MOUTH. LONDON, 29th March. A large colliery has arranged to experiment with -Sir William Ramsay's scheme for the production of electricity at the uit-mouth. fSir William Ramsay, the eminent scientist, addressing the Smoke Abatement Society on Monday last, said it wan possible to sink a shaft in coal- * bearing strata, admit the oxygen reSuired to burn the coal, and draw off ie gas for producing electric power at the pit-head. He believed it possible to manufacture sixteen units of electricity for Id, and transmit it 200 i miles.] (Received March 30, 9 a.m.) CANADA AND GERMANY. LONDON, 29th March. Beuter's Agency states that Germany has reapproached Canada with a view to coming to a reciprocity arrangement.