AUSTRALIAN CABLES

Southland Times, Issue 19552, 5 May 1905, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES

POU A CHEAPER CABLE SERVICE. LINBLU SHING AD ULTE RAT lON. Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 4. The State Government lias received a circular from the Ottawa Board of Trade advocating that a new Imperial telegraph service be designed to unite the Mother Country telegraphically with her territories in both hemispheres. The primary object is to facilitate long distance cabling by cheaper oversea telegraphy and thus foster the development of trade. Recently the statement was circulated that Germany was negotiating for the purchase of the Island of Timor. The Commonwealth communicated with the Imperial authorities, who replied that enquiries made did not show any grounds for the rumour.

SYDNEY, May 4. Mr Lance, Government Commercial Agent in London, draws the attention of the Government, to .the adulteration of Australian butter in England and Holland by means of a patented process whereby the weight is increased 28 per cent. Tlie substailces used in the process up to the present have escaped detection by analysis. BRISBANE, May 4. A Labour Convention is discussing a motion to the effect that the objective of the labour movement is the establishment of a co-operative Commonwealth, the furtherance of principles of democracy end collectivism and the principles of fraternalism and justice. Latest STRUCK OIL. SYDNEY, May 4. Received 4th, 11.48 p.m. An important discovery of oil is reported in the vicinity of Williams River, between Maitland and Dungog, but its precise nature has not been made public. QUEENSLAND’S SUGAR INDUSTRY. NEWCASTLE, May 4. Received 4th, 11.48 p.m. Another case of plaguo is reported. BRISBANE. May 4. Received 4th, 11.48 p.m. The number of sugar producers has increased from 2697 in 1903 to 3222 in 1904 and producers of white-grown sugar have increased by 381.