COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 33, 9 October 1913, Page 6

COMMONWEALTH CABLES.

FLEET WEEK.

[Br Electric Telegraph—Coptright} [ United Press .Association. }

Sydneyj October 8

As a continuation of Fleet Week, the Government entertained the crews of the vesels at luncheon. Various other festivities were provided. Two thousand school children visited the ships to-day. The city- and the fleet are nightly illuminated.

NEWCASTLE COAL FOR JAVA

, . (Received 9.10 a.m.; ~' - Sydney,'' October M 9 : .' ; The Newcastle collieries have secured, orders for 190,000 tons" of coal for Java, c : «s ■■"■•;.;."! ■•{■{'»!.u! -.'il.

CHINESE AND THE CUSIOKS.

Melbourne, October 9

, Jolrn Spargo, Customs official, was acquitted on a charge <.f consp"Jng to defraud the Customs tfr coni.f<"t-on, with the admissions of The jury disagreed regarding the three other accused. 3 ■/■<'<■' j?n.;r

CHEAPER CABLES. «

(Received 9.40 a.m.) Sydney, October 9

The Chamber of Commerce has decided to co-operate with other chambers urging a. conference of the Post-masters-General of Australia, New Zealand and Canada, to consider the whole question of cheaper cables with the United Kingdom via Canada. FEDERAL FINANCE. (Received 9.40 a.m.) Melbourne, October 9. The Federal Government proposes to raise a loan from trust funds of £3,080,000. The expenditure for the year will be £27,246,000.