THE COMMONWEALTH

Timaru Herald, Volume CIII, Issue 15743, 30 August 1915, Page 3

THE COMMONWEALTH

INCREASES IX POSTAL RATES. Press Association —Hv lei. —Copyright. MELROURXK. Aug." 28. In the House Air Spenee introduced a Bill to increase interstate telegraphic rates and rates on newspapers. The rales for magazines, reviews, serials, newspapers, and catalogues printed and published outside Australia have been increased lrom '.d for four ounces io '.d for two ounces.

SHIPMEXT OF \\ lIFAT. Air Hughes states that the agreement with Gibbs, Bright and Company and Elder, Smith and Company, in. regard to wheat shipment included chartering at a remuneration of 4d per ton instead of a commission of o per cent, which is returnable to the Commonwealth. The I'ce paid to the firms is subject to revision after 000.000 tons have been chartered. EARLY CLOSING OF HOTELS. ADELAIDE, August 58. The Assembly passed the (i o'clock botol closing Biil without an.endnicTit. PERTK. August 28. In the Assembly a Biil providing for a referendum oil the early closing of hotels was read a second time. BUTTER REDUCED. BRISBANE. August 28. Tho merchants have reduced ilia wholesale price of butter to 140s per cwt.. -which is -CIS per ton below ihc price fixed by proclamation.