VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 March 1910, Page 1

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPVBIOHT.] THK FEDERAL ELECTIONS. SADNKA, This Day.—. Mr. Fisher. I loader ut the I*filer,a! Labour Parly, predicts that labour will gain at least ini seats in the Representatives and a slight increase in the Senate in the ensuing elections. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY SYDNEY, .March 28.—. Messages are still being received over great distances lat Pikes wireless station. Ilis apparatus was tested by ’’aval wireless experts with satisfactory results. Mr. Pike is anxious that the Federal Government put his appliances to a practical test and equip a scries of sta lions. If his overtures to the Govern-i loent are rejected, lie proposes r> take the apparatus to America. SYDNEY, March 29.—Wireless telegraph.v was siuvesslully employed in connection with the Easter encamp nu ni.

El.t >' >D I,' ISSIts. SYDNEY, March 28. Ii is ~|!ieially estimated that life Narrabri llmnls in January caused the loss of 25.000 sheep and iwo or three hundred large stock. PR'>llllsl I P i.\ AND REVENTK. MEEROLILNE, March 2d. \t the Sons of Temper; i ( 'oiifcrcm .■ a dele gate advocated a tax on wool a, make up lor the loss of revenue through the prohibition of ah-ohol. lie pointed out that wool averaged £l3 per bale, of which £3 went in labour, so iherc was a huge profit. A lax of £1 per bale would yield two millions.

IT I E MEI dlt URN E !■ IRE. Mill!' 'CRN E. March 20. Crab tree has succumbed !■, the injuries he received in the explosion recently. Tieiecords of Crabtree, a New Zealand criminal, have been leeeived by the p,, lice. The photograph, tiioiigh taken thirty vars ago. bears a resemblance to ' T all! lee who died as !he lesllil of Ihel II /1. iy e\ plosion. I', .pies of , j... ceased's linger prints an hem.' -,-i!l |. New Zealand. I T >M M ERCI AI. TRW Ed.I.ERS. STDNT'A, I his Day . The Commercial Travellers Conference resojvi-d tiiai llolelkeepi I'S. receiving the Assoeiat ion's .e| tin,-ai. . should be asked mi t" take in as permanent boarders per■ole- suffering tl'.ln !: Ibel cn lose., A PA IR 11 HIC ADDRI SS, MEI.Ri il 'RNT . March 29. Add,, tug the Catholic Yeung Men's S,.eie; \rehbishop Carr appeal- d to Irishmen and s -ns ~f Irishmen 1., shoulder their respo||sj|,ilj|., s ill iile ' iefenee of Alls ’ ralia. 1 hey should iini' aie the pat riot ie action of the Scottish regiment. It- was .ill very well lor Australians "hen in, danger was apprehended and the power of Rritain was unchallenged, but if the day came when Die Army and Navy of Rritain was challenged the A u -1 1 alia ns u.ci Id be serioii .] \ menaced. It young men did ma prepare |o>- such an eventuality they were m I'b-ct in:; 1 licit duty l- tlmir count rv. A 1 TR All AN C.vid-Ts MEI R'URN! fill- D . Arrange"lent s have been com |.!,-(ei ] for sending a contingent --I Austraiian cadets to i<''i r England, ! lie lads f, ave on Aim, 13th. THE ACS’! RAMAN DEM ROVERS ADELAIDE, This Day. Sixty-three Australian Naval brigade men have ■ai led to bring out lie- .lest r,,v ers.