LATE CABLES

Evening Star, Issue 18145, 8 December 1922, Page 8

LATE CABLES

Pm* Auociition—By Telegraph—Copyright.

IRISH FREE STATE. ULSTER CONTRACTS OUT. LONDON, December 7. (Received December 8, at 11.35 a.m.) The Ulster Parliament unanimously decided to contract out of the Free State.— A. and N.Z. Cable.

REBEL PRIGHTFULNESS. MEMBER OP PARLIAMENT SHOT DEAD. ANOTHER WOUNDED. LONDON, December 7, (Received December 8, at 11.35 a.m.) A member of the Free State Parliament was shot dead in Dublin while en route to Parliament. Mr O'Malley, another member, was wounded. —A. and N.Z. Cable,

ASSASSINATIONS IN BULGARIA. THREE FORMER PRIME MINISTERS. SOFIA, December 7. (Received December 8, at 11.35 a.m.) The ex-Premiers Dancff, Guechofi, and Malinofl were assassinated at Ohoumla. AH had been in prison charged with involving the country in war. A recent referendum favored their condemnation, and the public prosecutor demanded that the death sentence should be passed on otheir members of the 1905 Cabinet.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

the shipping trouble. SCOPE OF THE DISPUTE. LIMITED TO UNION COMPANY'S SHIPS. SYDNEY - , December 8. {Received December 8, at 11.35 a.m.) The Seamen's Uniotyhas agreed to supply a crow for the Ulimaroa unconditionally. This decision was announced after a mass meeting of seamen, at which, it is understood, it was decided to confine the strike to vessels owned by the Union Company. This decision is the outcome of a prior conference with representatives of the marine and waterside organisations, at which it was unofficially stated that it had been decided to advise tho seamen that no assistance would bo forthcoming from tho various organisations should the union endeavor to extend the shipping dispute.

NEW SOUTH WALES LIQUOR BILL. A RADIO ~CHANGE. MELBOURNE, December 8. (Received December 8, at 11.15 a.m.) The Legislative Council read a third time the Liquor Bill, which provides for option polls to be taken every eight years on a State-wide basis instead of individual districts as previously.

STATE TRAWLING A FAILURE. SYDNEY, December 8. (Received December 8, at 11.15 a.m.) The Cabinet decided, in -consequence of tho -continued losses on the -State trawlers, that the whole industry bo sold. Steps are being .taken to mapose of the trawlers and the plant and equipment as sooai as possible.

LOANS TO FARMERS,

LIKELY TO BE PERMANENT.

SYDNEY, December 8,

(Received December 8, at 11,15 a.m.)

Tho Parliamentary Select Committee's report on the Industries Assistance Board, which waa established in 1905 to relievo the drought-stricken fanners, shows that over £6,000,C00 was owing by way of loans to settlers, with little prospect of refunds.