VARIOUS CABLES

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10435, 28 September 1911, Page 5

VARIOUS CABLES

CABLE NEWS

United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.

CERIOUS BUSH FIRES.

(Received Last Night, 9.15 o'clock.) BRISBANE, September 27. Bush fires iha-vo destroyed immense ■areas of- 'grass in the CQiarle&ville district. Over tweny dxousajid ish'eep have also been burned.

THEFTS AT SEA. (Received Las Night, 9.15 o'clock.) SYDiNiEY, September. 27. During the voyage of the steamer Moana from New Zealand, jewellery valued at £IOO was stolen from the luggage of a .passenger named Dammar. '

THE MISSING ROSEDALE. A THEORY EXPLODED. (Received Last Night, 9.15 o'clock.) SYDNEY, September 27. The theory that tine missing vessel Rosedale came to grief in a collision i« exploded. The kerosene which came ashore was> jettisoned 'bv another vessel.

DEFENCE ORDERS.

.(Received Last Night, 9.15 o'clock.)

SYDNEY, September 27. The Defence Department called for tenders for 88,000 yards- of waterpi oof khaki cloth, but only 32,000 yards were tendered for. Failing to obtain the olotih in Australia, the Department intends calling outside tenders.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS

A SATISFACTORY RETURN. Received This Morning, 12.10 oVlook ADELAIDE, September 27. For. the year ended June the South Australian railways- earned £2,041,000, and the working espemises> were £i;257,000.

MOUNT LYELL STRIKE.

THE MINERS' SECRETARY. Received This. Morning, 12.10 o'clock . HOBAiRT, Septfemiber 27. Mr Little, (ijeorietary for the miners), isitrongly denied -the statement by Mr A. Deakin that the Labour party brought about the iMount Lyell strike. Both sides, he says, tried to avoid it.' ' Mr Little thinks the strike will not be of; long duration. j • The' strike pay amounts to -22000 weekly.. - .