CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13785, 10 September 1915, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph— Copyright.) ■'".■■' PEKING; • September &,'.'_ Professor Goodnow, Constitutional adviser to the Chinese Republic, m a statement pointing 1 out ihe difficulties pf electing a President, advises th_ adoption .of monarchial government.; " V Professor Goodnow thus supports the growing idea that Presidehfr Yuan Shih Kai should become the Emperor. • <■ SY;DNEY September 9. There ha« been i tragedy at Orange, where Charles Jenkins sljot his wife dead and surrendered himself to the police. The crime was the finale to frequent quarrels. The president of the New (South Wales Alliance considers that the 9 o*.clo<jk closing resolutiori is a distinct' encouragement because it shows a great step m advance. At the same time, he regards it as . an attempt to put aside the* 6 o'clock closing. movement. -The president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association is greatly disappointed. He expected 10, o'clock closing. He says that if tha resolution is carried into law it will ruin many publicans and cause increased drunkenness. .

(Received September 10, 8.55 a,m.) SYDNEY, September 10. V In the Assembly the Eight Hours* BUI was read a second time. , It provides for a six-hour day from bank to bank m the case of miners.

The Assembly carried the Wheat Ac quisition Amendment Bill, extending the operation of the original Act. Thetyew South Wales wheat yield for the ensuing harvest is estimated at', sixty million bushels.

MELBOURNE, September 10. At an inquest at Dunabin a verdict of murder was returned against Allen, who is of unsound mind. ' The boards of the Hercules and Prim. rose, Tasmanian copper companies, -have decided to recommend the shareholders tp amalgamate with the Mount Lyell Company or to form a separate com. pany.

The taking of a vote on the referendum has been definitely fixed for December Uth.

Mr MahOn announces that a new tariff schedule adopted by Papuan Council provides for the abolition of oil duty, and reduction of the kerosene duty to threepence per gallon. Beer, spirit,, and wine duties are included '„■•■ HOBART, Sept. 10. The Mount Lyall mines have been idled owing to the truckers' demand for two shillings increase m wages. tu a v, PERTH, Sept. 10. The Assembly passed the Hotel Closing Referendum Bill, turough Committee stages, rejecting the proposal to close the Parliamentary bar. It was objected that it was possible by 7 o'clock closing to penalise a man taking wine or beer f°£ , lUj d lnner - Mr Scaddan remarked, Make them drink tea."