CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14047, 18 July 1916, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

(Elec. Tel. Copyright— United " Press Assn.) (Australian rind N.Z. Cable Association.) " (Received July 18, 11.40 a.m. 7 LONDON, July 17. Tlie Cairo military authorities have prohibited the irriportatibn of sashiah under heavy penalties. The hekring of Casement's appeal fk proceeding. Mr. Alinton, headmaster at Shrewsbury, has been appointed headmaster at "Eton. '■..'-.' MADRDD, July ; The strike has ended. Arbitration . has been accepted. (Received July 18, 11.40 a.m.) ' N"HW"Y r OIIK, July 17. Cipi'iano' Caati'd' has :bee'n v refused permission to land m the .United States on ,the ground of moral turpitude. He ap-' peals to Washington. He' denies his' intention to stir up revolution iri Venezuela., i SYDNEY, July 17. ; The Commodities C/ommission has fixedi the retail prices of lcei*Csene at 6|d peri quart, benzine 21s 8d per case of eight; gallons. -~ Leading city residental hotels have increased the price of liquors. Whisky* aiid;' ;sqda -now co^ts ;9d3 iniported alesi 8-5, and Austi-alian 6d. Six collieries are idle at .'Cessnpck; and two at Maitland, and others are, expected to cease .to-iriori;o\y, the nvechanics objecting to the award, rates. A forecast for t*he Pa*:liamentary' ses: sion ppenuig to-mqrrow/includes a Right! to Work Bill modelled on the„ British: measure ana- a JTull .Citizenship RightSj for "Women Bill. : There wiii „be>no Bills : authcrising a referendnm at .the genera,!) election on Legislative Council re.f.drin or.^ the nationafisation of- the liquor traffic. Referendumg may be a/utliorisecl, by executiye minute. . ' ' , (Received July 18, 9.10 am.) i SYDNEY, July 18. ■•' Obituary : Captain DaVid ' Willianis, ! formerly manager of the Union Co. at Newcastle. Speaking at Parkes, the Railway Commissioner, Mr. "Fraser, said the railways i were not paying, and as the result of awards and increased wages he did not, .think they ever would pay again. MELBOURNE. July 18. ; The year's output of the Commonwealth clothing arid harness factories for the equipment of the expeditionary* forces was half a million. -_,'■' October 27th has been fixed for the first appeal throughout the Commonwealth for the Repatriation Fund. The Victorian Government has decided : not to assist the scheme for the presentation of air squadron^ to Britain. Reserved judgment has be.en delivered; regarding the claim of the owners of the barqrie Fram for: £,6ooo damages from the Maiden Island Proprietary, the value of. the vessel, which was wrecked as the result of alleged defective moorings supplied by the defendants. A verdict was given for plaintiff f6r l £4odo. The owners of the Active also claimed £1711 for failure to supply a cargo of guano under charter, and failure to pay for unnecessary detention at the Bluff. A verdict was given for plaintiff, with damages £1052. * '\