GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 9 November 1916, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

DISASTER AT BOSTON. j 40 PEOPI/E DROWNED. I (Australian * LNt.Z. Cable Association.)-: BOSTON, Nov. 8. A. tramcar ran through an open draiin on the Summer Street Bridge and- 40 were, drowned, eight being rescued. THE MEXICAN BANDITS. , STOIUES OF CRUELTY. \ EL PASO, Nov. 8. i Tales of General Villa's fiendish crueltv are brought by refugees from Chihuahua. Two women, who resisted, haft oil poured over them and a- match ] applied. Dr Fisher, an American phy- j sician, was murdered while his Jricndsj were t.rying to raise £2OOO. I i AUSTRALIAN AFFAIRS. j ! N.S.YV. CENSURE .MOTION. j.' i (Ainsrf ralian and N.Z. Cable Association); SYDNEY, Nov. 7. j In the Legislative Assembly, in thej : course of a vigorous reply to Mrj '■ Durack's (Labor leader) censure motion, Hon. \V. A. Holman (-Premier)! ; said that after 20 years' faithful service j 'to ihe Labor Party he had been ex-j < j polled from the movement. He was , i 'now prepared to throw in his lot with ; : a new. broader and more national move- ! i i ment. i ' In reply to questions Mr Holman said j f he refused to legislate in regard to the, : coal strike, stating that it was a Eede- i '• nil matter. . N ! THE LIQUOR BILL. \s SYDNEY, Nov. 7. j i i The Legislative Council struck out a i '■ clause in tbe Liquor Bill permitting the | ( | sale of soft drinks in hotols after p|< ; o'clock. \ j i' j ( ; LUTHFRAN SCHOOLS CLOSED. ! SYDNEY, Nov. 7. \ The Legislative Assembly passed :i : ; Rill closing the Lutheran schools and; prohibiting the teaching of the German j language in primary schools. j I PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRES, j! SYDNEY, Nov. 7. hj As the result of a series of fires in ! 1 the city recently and revelations in con-j I ineciion therewith, many large business! ; houses have adopted drastic precaution- [ i ■ arv measures. i VALUABLE DISCOYFRIES. ; i( i SYDNEY, Nov. 7. \i I Rev. .Joseph Campbell's experiments i i in the production of paper pulp from i | noxious weeds and vegetable dyes from j I scrub trees and. uative plants have mei j with pronounced success. Paper mills ! and woollen manufacturers have t-hor-! oughl.v tented the products pending the formation of a powerful syndicate. The } syndicate iiroposes to erect a- plant, at ' Kanima, near Cairns (Queensland), to •' execiue trial orders valued at £lo,ooo i It expects the first paper pulp to be available in .January. ■ ALLEGED WASTE. MELBOURNE, Nov. 7. Owing to allegations of waste in the construction of the Kalgoorlie-Port Augusta Railway a Roard has been ap- ' pointed to inquire into the matter. The ] original estimate of cost was £.1,518.1,000. ' inclusive of £25)1,000 for rollings took. ' Up to July last C.1,256,000 had been '■ spent on construction. It is now estimated that the completion of the line and rolbngstock will involve a total of CtLO-IS.OOO.