AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10582, 11 October 1910, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.]

(Per Press Association.)

COLD SNAP IN SYDNEY

Received October 10, at 9.20 p.m. Sydney, October 10. The weather is intensely cold in the country districts, with three feet or snow: at Kosciusko.

i A CRANE ACCIDENT. Sydney, October 10. ■A crane collapsed at a new building at Pyrmont, and a man was killed. iTwo others were (severely and two slightly injured. 1 ' . As a result ot' the crane accident a second death lias occurred.

SOCIALISTS ENSURE EUROPEAN •PEACE. ,

MelbouiifC, 10. The Mmister of„ D.Veiffic states that the peace of Europe is 'guaranteed by the growing power of the Socialists in Germany.

THE RICHMOND DISASTER. Melbourne, October 10. The case against the engine-driver and signalman concerned in the Richmond disaster lias commenced. CHURCH BELL A NUISANCE. -■■■■-! Melbourne, October 10. Bancourt Haddou's ; wife sought an injunction against the Rev. Lynch to restrain him from : ringing 'St. Pauls Church bell. She claimed that the ringing now got on her nerves. An injunction was granted to prevent the ringing of the bell before nine in the mornings. £5 damages were granted.

FROM THE ISLANDS. Sydney, October 10. Arrived.—lnduna, from Marshall and Gilbert Islands. She reports a serious outbreak of pneumonia, and 100 deaths have been recorded.

THE QUES i'lON OF VESTMENTS. Received October 11, at 10.45 a.m. Sydney, October 11. . A meeting of the Church Defence League- adopted a resolution repudixting the authority of tlie Privy Council on the question of vestments and deprecating autocratic rule by one bishop "on doubtful points of doctrine and ceremonial. ,

PLENTY OF WORK IN SYDNEY. Sydney, October 11. The Labor Bureau report states that the past month easily holds the record for general industrial activity in. the State.

ARBITRATION ACT INVALID. Melbourne, October 11. The High Court delivered judgment on the question raised- in the boot trade dispute by the boot'manufacturers that i the.:Commoiiwcalth Arbitration Act was unconstitutional and beyond the power of Parliament-in so far as-it-purported' to empower the Court to make a common rule. The Court unanimously decided that the Act was invalid on grounds raised and ret used a common rule. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES, Received October 11, at 9.40 a.m. Sydney, October 10. At the Manchester Unity' celebrations the, Grand Secretary stated' that the Commonwealth total adult population •was 2,1100,000 whereof 266,000 were connected with the Friendly Society movement, whose funds totalled £3,670,000. In New Zealand there were 22,000 members, with funds totalling £600,000. BOWRON BROS. . ..■■■■ Sydney, October 10. At the meeting' of the Australian directors of Bowron Bros. Export and Trading" Company Sir J. Carrutliers was. electedv. Chairman . and Mr Owen Cox man aging-director. The allotment of shares, was. made. PRICE OF FLOUR. Sydney, October 11." The Millers' Association lias reduced the price'of Hour to £9 I.os. SNOW IN AUSTRALIA. •' Sydney, October 11. " The weather is bitterly cold in the Eastern States. Victoria, Tasmania, and' South Australia report heavy falls of snow on .the highlands.