VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 6 December 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. . SYDNEY, Dec. 5.—A desperate tragedy is rcpoi’tel from Glen vale, near Scone. The victim is Selina Baker. Her daughter, aged nine, ran three miles to the township and reported that her father shot her mother and afterwards battered her ’vic.'i a gun. The body was found dreadfully knocked about.

COAL VEND COSTS. MELBOURNE, Dec. s.—The total costs paid to counsel in the Coal Vend Case by the Federal Government amounted to £7451. ! STATE LOTTERY REQUIRED. SYDNEY, Dec. s.—ln the Assembly Mr Osborne moved to introduce a Bill to provide for a State lottery E'lnilar to Tattersalls. The debate.was adjourned. ! VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT. MELBOURNE, Dec. s.—The Parliament was opened by Commission. In a speech Mr. Short said they were called together to make provision for the Services for the year; ? to deal vilh public works; a loan application Bill and measures authorising the construction of important railway lines DAYLIGHT SAVING. ] SYDNEY, This Day.—Giving evidence on the Daylight Saving Inquiry, the Secretary of the Labor Council thought it would be of advantage from a hygcnic point of view of the. workers to have a change and more open air recreation. Extra daylight would be a factor in making for more overtime work. INCOME TAX. ‘ Received this day at 10 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—ln the Assembly the income tax debate was closured and the second reading carried by thirty three votes to twentyone. CIVIL SERVANTS, j MELBOURNE, This Day.— The House will place the civil servants in\der the Federal Arbitration Act. The debate disclosed that several members of the Labor party opposed the measure for various reasons.

COMMONWEALTH OFFICES. .SYDNEY, This Day.—The Federal government has- decided to acquire a block facing the Strand, London, as a site for the Commonwealth offices at the cost of’about .£350,000 and to erect a building costing £200,084. DOMESTIC HELPS. SYDNEY, Tins Day. —The domestic servants who have arrived were all engaged before they left the vessel. LAMBING. ADELAIDE, This Day. —The Lambing returns are below the average owing to the failure of the early rains. RAINFALL. ADELAIDE, This Day.—Heavy rains are falling throughout the agricultural areas and it is feared that they will damage the late crops. WELCOME RAINS. SYDNEY, This Day.—A further heavy rain fall over a widespread area is reported. The outlook has immensely benefited by the recent general rains. A LABOR PAPER SYDNEY, This, Day.-AThe Labor Daily paper is .materialising. . A company has purchased land with eighty feet frontage to Pitt Street near Bathurst Street at £330 per foot. The building will j. be commenced in January. Mr Laanond, Editor of the Worker, has left for 'England and America to purchase the necessary plant.