THE COMMONWEALTH.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19850, 20 January 1920, Page 5

THE COMMONWEALTH.

* AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.

SOLDIERS’ FfOMRS

(Received January 20. 8.15 a.m.) &YDNEI, January 20. Tattersair s Clul> h as denoted another £oooo to the building of soldiers’ homes.

THE DAIRYING POSITION,

(Received January 20, 10.25 a.m.)

SYDNEY. January 20. The present widespread bounteous rain has retrieved the dairying position. Hie price of butler lias dropped 1-kl, and no further importation is necessary.

GERMAN CONSUL RELEASED. (Received January 20, 10.25 a.m.) January 20. Dr Hirschfield. former German con-

sul at Brisbane, has been released

RICHARD TRESIDDER DEAD. (Received January 20, 10.25 a.m.) S\ I)NEA , J an u ary 20. The death is announced of Richard

Trcsidder, cx-chn union sculler

LOSING NO TIME. (Received January 20, Silo a.m.) MELBOURNE, January 20.

No time has boon lost in taking ad vantage of ill© repeal of t'uo Commonwealth regulations against the issue of fresh capital. To date during the present month, no less than .€(3,000.000 of now company capital has been registered. including the proposed reorganisation of the. Australian Steamships. Ltd., with an increase in capital to £0,0i30.000. The name will be. changed to the. Australian Steamship Proprietary. (Early in the year the Federal Government repealed the war-rime regulations for controlling the formation of companies and, applications fop capita), excepting as regards persons of foreign birth or those resident outside, the Empire, or whore the capita) is requited for undertakings outside Australia.) REFERENDUM FIGURE?. (Received January 20, 10.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE, January; 20. The final referendum figures are: Legislature Powers: Yes 911.357. no 921,1(30. Monopolies; Yes 813.560. no 859,151. AN AGRICULTURAL BANK. (Received Januarv 20, 10.25 a m ) MELBOURNE, January’ 20'. The Slate Treasurer is introducing a Bili providing for an Agricultural Bank.

To-day's river report stated that the Wnimakariri (both branches), the Rnngiuta, the (,'pilii,- and tho Hukaia were dear, and that tlic Wailaki was iishable.

in spite of the increased cost of electrical installations caused by further increases in cost of material and of labour, more applications for fresh installations are received by the. City Council’s electrical department now than were received at this time last year. Tho department's work has been delayed by delay in the fulfilment, of au order it sent to tho United States in August fbv forty miles of wires, which were expected in December., The department has sent a. circular to contractors informing them there will be some delay in connecting the electric .service lo buildings in the city. The department hiu about six mile- oI Kiiglis’n wiles at l.yMellon, but this supply would last mile two week*