VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 March 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS

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THE BROKEN HILL MINERS. SYDNEY, March, 21.—A referendum of the Broken Hill miners has resulted largely in favour, of signing a wages agreement with the proprietors.

THE OLD AGE PENSIONS- . MELBOURN E * March, 21.—The cost; of.tthe invalid and old age pensions has reached one million nine hundred thousand pounds per annum. The total number of recipients ’ is l seventy-five thousand nine hundred and forty-two.

QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY. BRISBANE, March, 21.—The Government 1 Inspector of the Mackay district reports that last year the production of beet sugar was twelve 'and a ha}f tons less than for the previous year. The conditions were exceptionally unfavourable. Sugar cane of a value of £827 was also desti’oyed. f

; PROFESSOR DAVID. FREMANTLE, March, 21.—Professor David is a passenger by the Orvieto. He has completed arrangements for the English publication of the geological memoirs of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition. : > T ' BIBLE TERCENTENARY. SYDNEY, March, 21.—Arrangements have been completed for celebrating the Bible tercentenary on the same dates as the British celebrations. REVOLT IN THE ISLANDS. Received this day at 9.20 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—A French steamer brings news of a revolt of the natives in the Island of Santo. Just before the steamer left New Caledonia, a schooner arrived from the Island with urgent calls for help for the white settlers, whose lives are threatened by the revolted natives. The British and French authorities arranged for the immediate despatch of a police force and the French warship Kersaint. The result of their mission is not yet known. YACHT MISSING. MELBOURNE, This Day.— The yacht Mavis, with four men aboard, is missing. It is feared that it was lost during the storm on Sunday last. ? BOOK ON ANTARCTICA. ' FREMANTLE, This Day.—Professor David states that the Royal Society of London is giving financial assistance towards publishing his book" on - Antarctica. Proofs will shortly reach Australia. The book will be copiously illustrated. The literary contributors include Mr Allan Thompson, of New Zealand.

OBITUARY. FREMANTLE, This Ray.— Max Maxwell, the actor-manager, died today. A COMMERCIAL CONFERENCE. LAUNCESTON, This Day. —The conference of Associated Chambers of manufacturers has opened. Sir J. Johua, in his presidential address, in referring to the referenda, stated his belief that unification would be to aggrandise the National Parliament and deprive the State Parliaments of much of their power and solemn pomposity. The report expressed dissatisfaction at the so called protective tariff which did not effectively protect Australian industries. It favored the adjustmen of the tariff being taken out of political control.

THE HAREM SKIRT. MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Warnambool branch of the Australian Women’s Union declared in favor of the harem skirt. THE RETURNED EXPLORERS. BRISBANE, This Day.—A steamer has been despatched to pick up the Staniforth Smith’s search parties, which are still out and are not aware of the parties return after the disaster. Mr Smith was bootless and suffered terribly from ulcerated feet until he constructed boots of fibre. Speaking at a luncheon, Mr Smith declared that the equipment of the expedition was ample but for the mishaps in the river. If coal discoveries were found it would be via the Strickland river. THE CHAFFINCH CONSPIRACY. PERTH, This Day.—Evidence in the Chaffinch case chiefly relates to Greenway’s reports'which show that he considered the property of little value and to Dyason and Bonwick’s dealings with scrip on the strength of the first heard report. AN INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT. SYDNEY, This Day.—As a result of the ballot at Broken Hill, the miners sign a four and a half year’s agreement with the companies.