AUSTRALIAN NEWS
INQUIRY INTO I.WA7. | 'CAust. and N. 3. Cable Aososiatios.,: | Received August 14, 10.30 a.m. 1 Sydney, August 14. i In the Assembly Mr Hall stated tnat the I.W.W. Commission will commence its inquiry on Monday next He also gave notice of a Hill to render.tlie Civil Service liable to Federal income tax. CRIME IN AUSTRALIA. *trMOM A LARGE REDUCTION. [Sydney, August 14. The police report for the year, which has been tabled, shows_ tiiac there were 70,097 cases of i offences reported, compared with 80,915 for I the previous year. MEAT SUPPLY DIFFICULTY. (Sydney, August 14, A meeting of master and retail butchers decided to close down on Monday next until the usual supplies at schedule rates are forthcoming. Many suburban shops have already closed owing to shortage, but the Federal Government is determined to continue price lixing. JAPAN TO GROW WOOL. The Commercial Commission in the East advises that Japan has decided to grow wool. The Diet having vo|ed £35,000 to purchase sheep, PATRIOTIC CONTRIBUTIONS. Cash-contributions to the patriotic funds in the State total £441,000.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 2
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178AUSTRALIAN NEWS Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 2
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