COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Northern Advocate, 16 August 1919, Page 2

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

THIS DAY

(Received 11.5 a.m.)

SYDNEY

A sharp earthquake shock is reported in several suburbs, but no damage. The seamen's strike is still unsettled. The other States are waiting the decision of the Sydney branch, which will be given at a mass meeting this afternoon, and telegraphed to Senator Millen. Admiral Jellicoe leaves for New Zealand to-day, aboard the warship iNew Zealand. MELBOURNE. The Government is reimposing all coal restrictions from to-day. .Ten thousand workers will thus be rendered idle. In the House of Representatives the Immigration Act Amendment Bill was introduced. It prohibits the entry into the Commonwealth of any person who advocates, the overthrow by torce of the Government of any civilised country, and also prohibits the entry of Germans, garians, Bulgarians,, Hungarians, or Turks, for a period of five years. Power is also given to deport any person of foreign birth convicted here of an offence punishable by imprisonment lor one year or longer.

Britain has purchased a further half-million tons of wheat. The price is £5,133,000. HOBART. After six months' immunity, pneumonic influenza has appeared, a patient at Claremont Hospital succumbing. All the State schools are closed. PERTH. TJh e Returned Soldiers' Association at Kalgoorlie decided that all unmarried Italians of military age must leave by Saturday. The Italians ihave agreed.—A. and N.Z.