AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144669, 1 May 1915, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

THE HIGH PBICE OF MEAT. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH,—COPYRIGHT. (Received May 1, 9 a.m.) , SYDNEY, May I. Owing to the increased expenses, com biped with the- high wholesale price a meat the retail butchers are large! l abandoning the delivery of meat, STATE IMPORTS FODDER. (Received May 1, I.JO p.m.) >. MELBOURNE, May 1. The State Government has ‘arranged to import 23,000 tons of American fodder. STATE ACCIDENT INSURANCE. (Received May 1, 1.10 p.m.) ; . MELBOURNE, May 1. In future all Government contracts will provide, for insurance against accident through, the State Insurance Office and not a private'company.

WOMEN POLICE. (Received ■'May 1, 1.10 p.m.) MELBOURNE, May 1. The • Attorney-Generalv informed a deputation advocating bettor . -protection of women that he approved of the allotment of plain clothes women to police the parks and other congregating places of ruffians. , ■ THEFT OF BANK NOTES. , MELBOURNE, .May 1. . The jury disagreed in the'-oase in wliiqh a-man named Bury ill was charged with the,-theft of £2OOO worth of Commonwealth bank notes. Tho accused was/remanded. , ■ j. BRANSCOMBE DIVORCE CASE. MELBOURNE, May .1. Mrs! -.Branscombe Was granted a divorce, from her husband, Edward George -Branscombe, a singer and theatrical manager, on the ground, of constructive desertionj , POPULATION OF SYDNEY. , , :./* .. ;• STbNEY,’ April 30. Tbo populationof-.t-bo - metropolitan area ufc \tlip .end of 1914 totalled /52,600. Tho city, population has -decreased hy ;5200, owing.to tho demolition of buildings for . improvements, whiio tbe suburban-copulation '‘Hae‘‘increased by 32,000. ‘ - - :