AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLII, Issue 12822, 14 April 1916, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

[ii\ Elix-tiuc Thi-eorapu—Cofvkigiit.] Per Pkkss Association. RAILWAY FATALITY. Received April 13. at 0.30 a.m. Sydney. April 13. :i„ railway, <-qn tractor, aged'pl' v'ears. was run over ami killed on the railway. In his younger days he ftis prominently connected with New Zealand railways development. • GAS A NECESSITY. Jtecetvid April 13, at 8.45 a.m. "". ■ . Sydney, April 13. Tlie High Court dismissed the appeal the declaration that-gas was a commodity.

city mutual ltfe association l.'H-ei-.etl April 13. at 8.45 a.m. Sydney, April 13. At ih-j annual meeting of the City Mutual L.F.- Association, the Chairman Mated that the Society had fnH.v £so).fiUO at stoke on the lives of 2500 soldiers.

In urging t!:.- need for private and publb ctfnnuy. he »said the extravagant expenditure of public money was one of the reasons that had led l»m to ask his co-directors to come down to a 3 per cent- valuation and withdraw £109.(100 from the funds to strengJn n the inner reserves. DECREASE OK OFFENCES. Received April 14. at 8.5 a.m. Sydney. April 14. The report of the Inspector-General of Police shows a decrease of 10.013 offences under all headings last year as compared with 1014. Drunkenness charges decreased by 7736. and obscene language by 171(5. He adds that contributing factors to the decrease were the occupation of the police in special •futies and the absence of 150 constables at the war. THE ECONOMY CAMPAIGN. Received April 14. at 0.15 a.m. Melbourne, April 14. The Postmaster-General's economy campaign concluded with a request to employees to write on both sides of the paper ami to use string twice. SLAUGHTER OF GOVERNMENT WILL. Received April 11, at 0.10 a.m. Sydney, April 13. The Council have slaughtered another Government, measure by rejecting the State Bakery Bill by a big majority. LIQUO.R REFERENDUM. Received April 14: at 0.10 a.m. Sydney, April 13. In the Legislative Assembly, -Mr Holmnn ait noil need that the liquor referendum would be taken about June 6th. RESIGNATION OF TASMANIAN MINISTRY. Received April 13, at 11.55 p.m. Hobart, April 13. _ The Tasnianian Ministry has resigned, and Mr Lee has been commissioned to form a Cabinet. DECREASED EXPORT OF COAL. Received April 14, at 10.25 a.m. Sydney, April 14. The export of coal from Newcastle for the past quarter decreased ov •235,642 tons, valued at £106,170. A SCRATCHING. Sydney, April 14. Red Signal has lieen scratched for all his Itandtrick engagements.