Bush Fires in Australia.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12759, 12 January 1905, Page 2

Bush Fires in Australia.

i SWAGGERS IN TROUBLE. 1 ■ United Press Association. — By Electric Telegr aph .— Copyright.h t . Sydney, Jan. 11. Two swagmen in the Delegate district, while boiling their billy, started a fire, which was extinguished without doing any damage. They were sentenced to two months' inprisonment. At a meeting of the executive of the relief fund reports showed' that the damage had been exaggerated. Deceived Jail. 12, 10 a.m. Sydney, Jan. 12. The position in Newcastle is unchanged. The Cabinet- has considered, the situation and the Premier states that if the employers can he fined under tho Arbitration Act anff employees snap their fingers at it, then a one-sided Act of that character coujd! not stand one Say longer. . . Received Jan. 12, 10 *.mV Sydney, Jan. 12. The Government will grant pound for pound up to £5000 on contributions for the bush fire relief fund. An expert has been appointed to inquire into the fires anti repoiffc on pre- I vention. A MISAPPREHENSION. Received Jan. 12, 9.30 a.m. Sydney, Jan. 12. 1 Mr Carrutlrers, Premier, considers hiw cable to Mr Setidon has been misunderstood and that a wrong domplexion has been placed on it. The view he took was that he declined to let this Stiate appear to be a beggar tor charity from outside bodies. ii outside people wished to send contributions as a matter of good feeling and sympathy it was quite open to them to do so 1 , but he was not going to accept an invitation from them to become a beggar. He certainly did not say at any time that relief was; not wanted,, but expressed the ;hopo' that this State . was well able to : look after ca«c v s of "destitution caused .by the sudden calamity.