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Greymouth Evening Star, 14 March 1917, Page 5

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SYDNEY, March El.—A fire destroyed fifteen bn.-du e pi mm.. . - Narrabean. The damage is estimated at .£-10,000. sir ernest shaceletg::. . SYDNEY, March 13.—Sir Enter! SlKickleto.ii was accorded a, civic rfr* cop.tion at the Town Hall, lie will deliver a lecture to-morrow 'night in aid of Captain Mclntosh’s widow. ANOTHER CRUISER. MELBOURNE, This Day.—Mr. Cook stated that the cruiser Brisbane has been completed and is. now serving with the rest of the fleet. Her cost was double the amount of the other vessels in the fleet. “WICKED EXTRAVAGANCES.” MELBOURNE. This Day.—ln the House of Representatives, during a debate on the Tariff Validation Bill, Dr. Maloney hoped tßat Mr. Hughes would protect the country’ against the imputation of wicked extravagances in non-essentials. NO RETRENCHMENT. SYDNEY. This Day.—The Government has announced that there will lie no retrenchment in the Public Service. ANTI-SHOUTING. SYDNEY. This Day—The Melbadirt Conference carried a motion urging the introduction of am anti-shout-ing measure on the lines, of the New Zealand Act.