AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10765, 13 May 1911, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.] !"■ •■ ' '(Per- Press -Association.)

GOVERNMENT IN LAND BUSI- ! i . . -; f NESS. Received May 12, at 10.55 p.m. j Sydney, May 12. Mr Carmichael told a deputation seeking information as 'to the Government's propoSals t,: "'in' regard v'to providing ' cheaper Tiomes for'workers:, 'that. hei;in-; tended to introduce ' a. ;BilJ: next session to enable l the Government: to' .purchase lands to erect 'dwellings' and 'sell them'to anyone wishful to- buy. He was satis'■fied ther coiild supply p'iircbasers vijitn reasonably good'houses for the payment ■tf about ten shillings -weekly:' This must "interfere with private; landlords, b'ut could hot be "helped. . . ,;.

THE EDINBURGH THEATRE FIRE. Melbourne, May 12. Lnyfayette, the Edinburgh Theatre victim, was under engagement to appear at the King's Theatre during the lorthcomihg Christmas "season.

1 ——r 1 ■■-■' ■ THE COST OF LIVING. Received May 13, at 10.35 a.m. ; ■-,:.: ' . ; Sydney, Mity 13. -■ A' 'deputation' asked 11 ' Mr Holman to appoint a Royal Commission to enquire into the increased cost of living They mentioned the different alleged combines; and instanced,, among other things,' the wages' in' the boot trade, ' which' was'iucreas'ed two pence per pair, 'whereas 1 the retail price was increased, from isd"to 2s! Mr Holman promised an almost~"immediate enquiry.

AUSTRALIA AND THE ALL-RED r -.-."■ ROUTE. : .

Received May 13, at 0.40 a.m. Melbourne, .May 12. Mr Hughes, referring to Sir W. Lattrier's statement on the. British and Australian' attitude on the all-red... route, declared that the proposal had never been- brought before the Australian Government in a definite way. Australia, could,not deal with the project until a definite proposal was'inade by the British 'Government. Australia- would be : prepared'to; play her part in. any wellconsidered practical_proposal.

ANOTHER TRAIN COLLISION. Adelaide, May 12. A passenger train collided' with four trucks at Mile End. The engine was derailed and the lead ng carriage burned owing to the gas cylinder exploding. Two trucks were smashed and four railway employees slightly injured. The passengers were unhurt. TELEPHONE GRIEVANCES. Received May 13. at 9.45 a.m. Sydney, May 13. After'being deluged with complaints from telephone subscribers, the Post-master-General is adopting a novel jmethod of hearing details, He is hiring the Town Hall, and is inviting all subscribers to attend so that he and the may listen tcstheir grievances. SYDNEY'S POPULATION. Sydney, May 13. : The census returns are almost complete The population of Sydney is 634,350, being an increase in ten years of 130,941. ■ . , TO THE ANTARCTIC. Sydney, May 13. I. The Japanese explorers intend to i leave for the Antarctic iii three months. I; THE COAL VEND CASE. Sydney, May 13. ! In the coal vend case a Crown witness while under cross-examination, admitted the actual reduction of the price of coal after the formation of the vend.