GENERAL CABLES
NE\Y GUINEA. (Received Tuesday, 9.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, Tuesday. •Passengers arriving from Now Guiiic ;i . charge the Commonwealth with neglect of t he. territory. Almost tho whole of the revenue is beinf swallowed up in lite cost of administration. BUSH FIRES. SETTI,ERS SUFFERING SEYERELY. (Received Tuesday, 0.20 a.m.) _ SYDNEY*, Tuesday. The North Coast districts are suffering severely from ibusli fires. A number of settlors liavc had their houses burnt. Much damage has boon done in the district.
DEYASTATING DROUGHT
(Received Tuesday, 9.20 a.m.) BRISBANE, Tuesday. A devastating drought is being experienced in tho west country. Hie residents aro reported to bo in a distressful condition. Some places are dependent on the railway tank for their water supplies. Trains carrying water for stock aro winning into tho interior. AMERICA FOR AMERICANS. (Received Tuesday, 12.4.0 p.m.) . AYASHINGTON, Monday. An Arizona labour law, malting it unlawful for any employer io employ more than 20 per cent of foreigners in his establishment, has been declared unconstitutional. Tho law is aimed at giving a practical monopoly to the employment of American citizens.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXV, Issue 10713, 3 November 1915, Page 6
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