CABLE NEWS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14050, 21 July 1916, Page 5

CABLE NEWS.

Tel. Copyright— United Press Assn.) ; LONDON, July 20. Dr. Taskor has been elected president of the Wesieyan Conference. SYDNEY, July. 20. Mass meetings of colliers at Maitland, Lanibton West, Wallsend,' and Woollongong carried resolutions protesting against the failure of the proprietors to grant an eight-hour bank to bank day w.th payment for overtime. Tlie final figures for the liquor referendum" show: For 6 o'clock, 347,494; 7 v clock, 4830; 8 o'clock. 21,134; for , 9 o'clock, 178,842; 104 o'clock, 1465; 11 ir clock,' 3193. The men voters outniim- ' cared the women by 36,116. The absolute majority' required to give effect to any hour was 278,450, and 6 o'clock .vas carried" with a surplus of nearly 7.K000 vojaa. The report of thei committee enquiring into th.c, causes of death and invalidity recommends the Federal Government to make . it, unlawful for anyone "ot. a legally-qualified .. medical practitioner to treat . venereal; disease, and that every sufferer be required to consulta, doctor* who must notify the ;appojited.health, authority, the, latter hayI ing power to intern until cured cases not receiving medical attention. Th& com-mittee..-.also recommends prohibiting adyertjsements of remedies, and that if . an ml ected person marries without pre^ viously informing th© other party such act, should be ground . a decree annulling the marriage, provided action is t«iven within/a year after the marriage, th* children thereof to. be legitimate. (Received July 21,. 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, July 21. Stop-work meetings of miners have" bpeii held at the collieries thi-oUghout | Australia and .passed motions protesting against, the failure of employers to grant an eight-hour day aaid payment of overtime. The miners at Maitland have resumed work, tho employers granting' a conference. ' MELBOURNE, July 21. Employees at- the State coal riiine ceased _ work a<s the result of being refused increased' wages. The Federal Ministry has extended the powers of the 'Commonwealth Price Fixing Board. A Commissioner will Le appointed m each St&tc. On .his ad-, vice the Board recommend the prices and rates of -foodstuffs of necessary commodities and transport. ,y The\ Victorian, estate- of the late Mrs :Hall, widow of. Mr Hallj the Mount Morgan millionaire, is talned at £646,---,123. .-^y- -'■-... . aiaa _ te^-^__^_ MBa t