CABLE ITEMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIX, Issue 285, 2 December 1915, Page 5

CABLE ITEMS.

[PeESS ASSOCIATTON 1 LONDON, Nov. 3-0. ". There were 194,076 marriages in Fin gland nnd Wales in April, May,'.and June>—a record. -LONDON. Dec. 1. At the Newmarket bloodstock .s'ak--> the- 'prices ruling were smali. Thf«e were purchaser! for Now Zealand, including the colt Costollo for 700 guineas.

Sir John Anderson, of "the- Cclovuai Office, lias been appointed Governor of." Ceylon. Sir George Vantlekur FStKtes, -Assistant-Under-Secretary for the- Colonies, succeeds Sir John An'(T^rson as. permanent Under-Secre-tary.

SYDNEY. Dee. 1

Mp Hughes has announced that the associated banks, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Bank, <ire prepared to finance the wheat harvest scheme on a. basis of 5 per ceni. interest.

The manager of the Colonial Stigar Company explains that the refineriv's have ample" supplies of raw sugar for months to come. The restrictions cabled yesterday will apply only to' speculative orders. SYDNEY, Dec. 2. The Caucus decided to adopt MiHall's State baking monopoly in the -metropolitan area.

. In the Assembly Mr' Holman stated that the Government was against the introduction of the totalizator, but wpnldl allow a private Member to introduce a Bill. ,