Australian Cables.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume X, Issue 17, 3 January 1920, Page 5

Australian Cables.

THE DARWIN INQUIRY. THE ALLEGATIONS REGARDING VESTY’S. ißr Cable.—Prav association.—Cowri*kt.> Darwin, Jan. 2. At the Commission, Judge Ewing *tated that he had read correspondence between Vesty's and various persons. Without committing himself to anything he might say the impression left on his mind' was that Vesty’s were not connected with the American Beef Trust, and also that there was no connection between Vesty’s and Government officers, excepting that it was once proposed to employ Gilruth in certain investigations.

RISE IN FLOUR AND WHEAT. Melbourne, Jan. 2. The Federal Government has increased the prices of New South Wales wheat to 6/6 per bushel, flour to £l2 15/- and bran and pollard to £lO 12/6 per ton. Bread is a farthing higher. The Victorian millers have advanced the prices as follows to £l4 5/- per tod, bran and pollajd to £B, wheat 1/per bush.eE

FLOUR MILL DESTROYED.

Adelaide, Jan. 2. Darling’s flour mill at Port Adelaide was bulbed by fire. Big stocks were lost, but the damage is not yet estimated.

COAL SHORTAGE.

(Received 3, 10.35 a.m.) ] Adelaide, Jan. 3. Owing to the coal shortage, caused by the marine engineers’ strike, the Coal Board has decided to cancel further allotments of coal to nonessential industries;—(A. and N.Z.) NOTES FftOM VARIO US'STATES ‘ The value of new buildings and additions in the Sydney metropolitan areas during 1919 totalled £4,788,804. . . ■ ■ '. ,■ The potato famine m Sydney is ‘acute. New Zealand cabled report that none are available for export. The final figures for the first Senate vacancy give Mr. Cox a majority of 10.406. The war pension annual liability amounts to £6,003,786. The Tasmanian revenue for the half year shews an increase of £123,816 compared, with the previous corresponding period; The Queensland revenue for the half year increased £260,873 compared with the previous corresponding period.