CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13701, 3 June 1915, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyrlgm.i \ • SXDNEY, June 2. Air Hall has obtained evidence that considerable quantities of fodder were held back, this justifying the seizure of certain stocks. He believ<?d the would result m enough fodder being available to meet immediate requirements.

.The Broken Hill Company's steel works at' Wara-tah. have opened. They are capable of turning oat 120,000 tons of steel rails a year, , The. police are unable to trace the German responsible for shooting Mr Richmond. ■ . w The bottle workers' dispute is still unsettled. Upon the resumption of work this, morning the > Germans also cpmnfenoed work, whereupon the men downed tools. , . . As^the resmlt of a conference of G<* veriimeht meat importers, the price of meat locally has been reduced. Eixports/for; a time nave been sesti'icted.' When the present contract for supply to the Imperial authorities is completed, a revised scale of prices will be submitted. ; (Beceived June 3, 9.10 a.m.) MELBOURNE^ June 3. The Federal Executive has authorised an increase of the note issue to thirtythree millions. Tho_ (Commonwealth quarantine authorities included 'venereal diseases m the, list of diseases which captains of vessels arriving at Australian ports are required to notify. . ADELAIDE, Juno 3. The Commonwealth ; Political Labor Conference resolved to propose an amendment to the constitution to give the Commonwealth power to regulate prices and to acquire neoiessary commodities; that an amendment be made to the constitution for taking a referendum at next election giving the, Commonwealth Parliament power to abolish State Governors and Legislative Councils. After discussing the question of settling international disputes by arbitration, , the whole question of national disarmament 1 was remitted to a committee for a report. -