AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2856, 29 January 1916, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

BY EIiEOTIUO T-SMGRAPH.—OOPYBIOHI

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Sydney, January 28. The protracted hot, spell has broken, and good rain has fallen m the easturn States. The rain is (spreading, and telegraphic communication is badly interrupted. Probably owinK to the holding up of munition production, the Broken Hill strikers' appeal for funds is not securing the usual whole-hearted support of the unionists. The Cobar minors refused to render financial assistance.

Melbourne. January 28

Amendments to the War Prosecutions Regulations, prohibiting the formation of companies with increased capital and the issue of shares and debenture bonds without the Treasurer's consent, have been announced.

(Received January 29, 10 a.m.) Sydney, January 29. There is unusual activity in tho de-i-olopmonjt of now collieries in the lorthorit. vml field. Owing i.o certain tenders for Gov:r.iiilrienifc isupplies quoting Germain '•oods imnortcd prior to the war, the Premier has deckle*! that if >'« I>r«fonihlo to obtain, .home substitutes, '.yen if of 'inferior finality or more -xpensiivi

Melbourne, January 29. Cabinet agreed lo tlio proclamation xdmding enemy subjects from public ompauuiraj.