AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11251, 16 April 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) SYDNEY, April 15. The new Cocos-Batavia cable was completed at 6.55 p.m. on April 12. (Received April 16, 8.8 a.m.) ■SYDNEY, April 16. The Colonial Sugar Company has, raised prices another ten shillings. The price of bran has advanced to £7 10s. . The city is suffering from a milk famine. South Coast suppliers are riot forwarding ,milk owing to the city companies ignoring the local Suppliers' Association after it had agreed to advance the price from 6d to Bd. •■ '"';,, There has been a renewal of tbe old strike in McKenzie's timber yards. Casual hands allege that casual work is being done by constant non-unionists. Mr Mills, while in Melbourne, interviewed the Federal Government in reference to the extension or renewal of the Canadian mail contract.. No, finality, has yet been reached.' The Union Cdbpanv is willing to provide a much-improved service for an. increased subsidy, with* a re aSoriable terouof contract. The High- Court decided .'. that . thu Federal, conciliation arbitration law liai no .jurisdiction to. settle disputes' .as- regards wages and conditions ;of employ ment. on foreign trading ships. • . '■; .-,) ' At the Royal A. -arid P. Show Mou . 1 Herbert estate was awarded second prjz< for Reserve in the chamipibn prize Short horn bull competition. - At the stud, sales -four bulls 'belonging to Mount Herbert estate -realised £11(5 £100, £105, and £146 respectively, Tyir< bidls of Mr Small,- of Tinwald, realisec £20 each. Mr D;dzie!l, of -Wellington paid, £155 and £105 respectively r for tyri Shorthorn bulls. .V The New Zealand footballers play a Newcastle on the, 32nd arid 25th; "Nev South Wales, at iSydney, on May 2nd 6th, and 9th; Queensland, at Brisbane on the 16th, 20th, and 23rd ; Australia ait Sydney on June 6th. Messrs 'Burns. Philp. and Co.'s inter island schooner Louis JJ Eonny has beei totally wrecked. The crew were saved -. ADELAIDE, April 16. Government have been advised tha the Northern Territory Surrender Bil has received the Royal assent. MELBOURNE, April 16. Government received six tenders fo: the Tasmariian . cable. It is possible however, that negotiations with thi Eastern Extensioa Company will be re sunied. The question of wireless tele graphy will also be considered. Chinese decided to vigorously enforci the boycott of Japanese goods. ■ Mr David Syme's Victorian estat is valued for probate at £879,535., Thi \yill provides for » a sum, of £50,000 ti be. put aside as a fund for public in stitutions. Liberal allowances are mad' to cevtiin employes. The five sons ar carrying on the business of the news papers Age and Leader.