MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 214, 9 December 1925, Page 5

MISCELLANEOUS CABLES.

The United States Governnient, on an appeal, won the fight to sustain the oil indictments, which had been quashed. The Government is now permitted to institute proceedings for bribery. The legislative programme for the forthcoming Federal sssion will occupy the attention of members for about six months. Air Bruce will leave for London about September to attend the Imperial conferences.

The Governnient Statistician’s figures show that the drink hill in New South Wales for the past year amounted to £11,670,000, equal to £5 3/7 per head of population, being an increase of £321,000. or lid per head of population compared with the preceding year. An examination of the steamers Chillagoc and Suva, which collided near Sydney .revealed extensive damage to both vessels. Thev will be in dock for several weeks. 'The. Federal Treasurer announced that the convcision loan of £67,000,000 had been - over-subscribed. Since the census of 1921 the popu latiou of Australia has incteased half a million to 5,957,868. Births accounted for 70 per cent of the increase. Bush, fires in the Wagga district, Now South Wales suspected Io be due to incendiarism, extensively damaged crops. An arrest has been made. The Sydney University Senate decided, subject to approval by the faculty of arts, of the proposed curriculum, and sufficient funds being available, a diploma of journalism will be established at Sydney University.