AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 97, 7 December 1911, Page 6

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

NEW SOUTH WALES FLOODS. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (.United Press Association.J Sydney, December 0. The Hoods in the western district have done much damage. There is damage at Broken Hill, and many small buildings have been washed away. The wind unroofed houses and uprooted trees. ■A railway washaway near Parkes is expected to delay trains for two days. At Orange a bridge recently erected, which cost £BOO, was washed away. Many horses and cattle were killed by lightning.

FEDERAL Cl VIE SERVANTS. Melbourne, December 6. A Bill to place Federal civil servants under the Arbitration Act was read a third time. INCREASED TAXATION. (Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Adelaide, December 7. In the Assembly the Treasurer announced that it was proposed to impose an additional all-round tax of a halfpenny, yielding £106,000, as a set-off to reduce the income tax, abolish the stamp tax and reduce railway* freights, the remissions totalling £127,000. MT. LYELL RESUMES. (Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Hobart, December 7. The hit. Lyell smelting works reopen on Monday after • eleven weeks’ idleness. OBITUARY. (Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Melbourne, December 7. Obituary: Signor Dammacco, one of the principals of hhe Melba Grant! Opera Company. Ho had been ailing for some time. Adelaide, December 7. Obituary: Sir Jenkin Coles, cxSpeaker of the Assembly. He occupied the chair for twenty-one sessions and never missed a sitting—a world’s record.

WHEAT AND FLOUR. (Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Melbourne, December 7. The Commonwealth wheat export’s statistical year ended in November shows 54,061,000 bushels, compared with .45,521,974 in the previous year; flour 1,784,422 sacks, an increase of 181,000 for the year. NAVAL DEFENCE BILL. (Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Melbourne, December 7. A Bill has boon introduced in the Senate to enable youths under twentyone to permanently enlist under the Naval Defence Bill.

FROZEN MEAT FOR FRANCE

(Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Sydney, December 7. The Minister for Customs has received from Sir George Reid confirmation that France lias agreed to allow Australian meat to lie admitted at minimum tariff rates.

CADET RIFLE SHOOTING

(Received 7, 9.30 a.m.) Sydney, December 7. Cadet Mills, of the Royal Military College, shooting off a tic in the Senior Cadet championship of the South Island secured thirty-one at 200yds and thirty-three at 590yds.

WHARF LABOURERS. (Received 7'.'^*,301.a.m.) December 7. ■ Before the Wharf Labourers’ Board the'■secretary of the Wharf Labourers’ Union expressed the opinion that the working of deep sea and interstate vessels was now on a par. Another ritness contended, that work on coastal vessels was harder than on the better-paid deep-sea liners.