NEWS BY CABLE.

Southland Times, Issue 14515, 15 December 1899, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

(United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) A LONG IMPRISONMENT TO END TALLOW SALES WESTRALIA AND FEDERATION OFFICERS MURDERED AND SHIP SCUTTLED BY MALAYS ADVANCE OF SEAMEN’S WAGES IN AUSTRALIA LONDON, Dec. 13. Three thousand Spaniards taken prisoners by the Philppinos during the war will be released in a month. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is equal to 1,780,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,020,000 quarters. Bank Shares—Bank of Australasia, L 6 4; Bank of N.S.W., Lil 15s ; Union Bank of Australia, L. 33; National Bank of New Zealand, L2 15s; Bank of New Zealand, 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, 101 J; N.Z.L. and M.A. Co.’s 4 per cent prior lien debentures, 92. At the tallow sales 1875 casks were offered and 1475 sold. Mutton, fine, 28s 3d; medium, 275; beef, fine, 27s ; medium, 265. Australian SYDNEY, Dec. 14. The Patriotic Fund amounts to L 5700. PERTH, Dec. 14. In the Assembly Mr Leake gave, notice to move that the electors having been refused permission to vote on the Commonwealth Bill, the Assembly be dissolved immediately in order to secure the return of members pledged to vote for or against the Referendum Bill accepted by the other colonies. LatestPERTH, Deo. 14. Received 15th, 0.40 a.m. The Asiatic crew of the brigantine Ethel have been arrested at Macassar for murdering the captain and officers and sinking the vessel. The Ethel was engaged in pearling off the West Australian coast. SYDNEY, Dec. 14.

Received 15th, 0.40 am.

At a friendly conference of shipowners and seamen and firemen the former agreed to raise the wages ten shillings a month. Nearly L6OOO has already been raised for the colony’s patriotic fund..

The Government Statistician estimates the probable wheat yield at 10 bushels per acre.