VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 7 December 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

0B& JBMWt ABBOCIATIOH —OOJ»«JGHT.J SEVERE FLOODS IN N.S.W. SYDNEY, Dec. 6.—Floods in the western districts have caused extensive damage at Broken Hill. Many small buildings were washed away and the wind unroofed the houses and uprooted the trees. The railway was washed away near Parkes and is expected to delay the trains for two days. At Orange a bridge only recently erected at the cost of £BOO was washed way'.. Many horses and cattle were killed by lightning. ARBITRATION FOR CIVIL SERVANTS. MELBOURNE, Dec. 6.—A Bill to place the Federal servants under the Arbitration Act has been read a fcMrd time. • • CADET DRILL. MELBOURNE, Dec. 6—.ln the Senate, Mr. Pearce introduced a Bill materially reducing the hours of drill for senior cadets. He stated that complaints had poured in from parents that the work was too strenuous. SUCCESSFUL STATE ENTERPRISE. MELBOURNE, Dec. 6—The net profit from the Government's coal inn-is at Wonthaggi for the year was £24,101 and the gross output 396,042 tons. MINERS' DISEASE. PERTH, Dec. 6.—The Miners' Phthisis Commissioner's report recommends the compulsory medical examination of a member before employment, the medical examination of all miners every six months ; miners medically rejected to be sent to a sanatorium at the State's expense; the Miners' Claims Board to find employment for the medically rejected; a miner's insurance trust to be established; ti e miners, owners and the State each conributing one-third of the premiums ai.d contributions; and the miners receive receive free attention. The medicine report has been tabled in the Assembly.

WESTRALIAN LOAN.

PERTH, This Day.—The Government, is issuing an Australian £500,000 four per cent, loan at par."

AERIAL DEFENCE.

SYDNEY, This Day.—The Aerial League affirmed the necessity of the immediate establishment of a system of aerial defence for Australia.

BILL PASSED. MELBOURNE. This Day.—ln the House of Assembly .the Civil* Servants Arbitration BUI passed through Committee. VICTORIAN SPEAKER. . MELBOURNE, This Day.— Sir Frederick Madden has been re-elected speaker of the State Assembly. THE FEDERAL TARIFF. MELBOURNE, This Day.— The Minister 61 Customs has been beseiged with deputations regarding the tariff alterations. The chief complaints are that the changes are inadequate. Many anomalies remain. INCREASED HONORARIUM. SYDNEY, This Day.— The Lord Mayor's allowance has been increased from £IOOO to £ISOO per annum. WHEAT HARVEST. SYDNEY, This Day.—Owing to the extremely heavy rain in the Western wheat districts wheat shippers have withdrawn their quotations until an estimate of the damage has been obtained.

LABOR CONDITIONS. SYDNEY, This Day.—The Director of Labor, referring to the favorable conditions prevailing in the State, says that the present year has been the best for a decade. Prices for primary products throughout the year ruled high and the city of Sydney is extending and thriving marvellously. RENTS COMMISSION. SYDNEY, This Day.—ln the inquiry into the increased rents, a witness said that Irish landlords were saints compared with Sydney landlords. He knew small places where rents were doubled and the tenants compelled to submit because it was impossible €6 do better elsewhere. THE HARVEST. MELBOURNE, This Day.— The Government statistics preharvest wheat estimate is 26,571,000 bushels, an average of 11.45 bushels. The aera estimated as harvested is 77,809 acres below last yeax. The requirements of the State for food and.seed, are estimated at 9,000.000 bushels leaving the exportable surplus at 17,500,000. SEAMEN'S FEDERATION. MELBOURNE, This Day.—Mr J. R. Bell, representative of the National Sailors and Firemen's Union has arrived. The object of his mission to Australia is to promote the Federation of the Seamen's Association in the Commonwealth with the British Associations. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. MELYBOURNE, This Day—A Bill has been introduced into the Senate to enable youths under twenty-one and permanently to enlist under the Naval Defence Bill.

MELBOURNE, This Day.— The Minister of Customs has received from Sir George Reirl confirmation that Fance has agreed to allow Australian meat to be admitted at minimum tariff rates. „.,.,., ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL.

MELBOURNE, This Day.—The Assembly Treasurer announced that it was proposed to impose an additional all round tax of one half penny yielding £106,0000 and as a set off to reduce the income tax, abolish stamp tax and reduce the railway freights, the remissions totalling £127,000. AT WORK AGAIN. HOBART, This Day.—The Mount Lyell smelting works reopen on Monday after eleven weeks idleness. EX-SPEAKER OFTHE ASSEMBLY. ADELAIDE, This Day.—Sir Jenkm Coles. ex-Speaker of the Assembly, is dead. He occupied the chair for twenty one sessions and never missed a sitting, which is a world's record. GOOD SHOOTING. Received this day at 10.5 a.m. SYDNEY, This Day.—Cadet Miles, of the Royal Military College, shooting off for'the tie in the Senor Cadet .Championship with the South Island of New Zealand scored thirty-one at two hundred yards and thirty-three at five hundred yards. COMMONWEALTH WHEAT YIELD. SYDNEY, This Day.— The Commonwealth wheat-exports for the statistical year at the end 0f... November was 54 031,000 bushels compared witn 45521,974 bushels the previous year. Th'o flour produced was 1,784,422 sacks, ari increase of 484,000 sacks for the year.; v j vWe .1 ■> ft ■ • ■!s ■•. ; ;., '../■■