CABLEGRAMS

Colonist, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5936, 17 October 1890, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

1 Copyright— Per United Press Association. : LONDON, i October 15. L Mr S. Jones, the Sydney cricketer, } was about to embark last night on bis way home, bat the boatmen lost; tfcuir c way in Plymouth. Mr Jones, who is . in a precarious state of health, was kept in the harbor in an open boat all s night, aud suffered a severe chill from exposure. I BRISBANE, October 16. t Lilis imposing duties on dividends . ani spirits, and the Customs Tariff | Bill have passed. 1 MELBOUBNE, 1 October 16. 1 The Iron Masters Association ha* j drafted new rules securing freedom of f contract and reduction of pay for a overtime. 9 Replying to a question in the t Assembly as to whether the Orient i Company refused to ship butter iv the refrigerating chambers of their 1 steamers, the Minuter of Lands sai<l 1 this had to be done in consequence of 3 the pressure on the Company's space, I owing to the demands of the meat 1 trade. He trusted to be able to make "satisfactory arrangements with tba 9 Orient and P. and 0. Company and a Blew Zealand Btaamers to obtvin ample spao?. .•■■ r " (Sir B, O'Loaghlia made another c unsuoobssfnl,. attempt to obtain the . opinion of the; Hoture -on the Btrike.