VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 19 April 1911, Page 4

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

. . aASUCIAXION. i BAD WEATHER. cYDNEx, 'April, 18 —I hero was a iit;a\y rainstorm ail the evening. Many places along tiie coast Rave recorded, nve mcnes. "AN IDEAL CIVILISATION.” iuaxaiuuxuse, April, la.—The Acting-h ederal premier (Hon. W. M. Liuguesj, considers tliat tne limitation oi armaments and international arbitration should be discussed at the Imperial Conference. Limitation of armaments would be a first practical step towards ideal civilisation, which is slowly but irresistibly coming. FATAL FIRE. MELBOURNE, April, 18.—A fire occurred in a building at Tylden, in winch two men named Fitzgerald and Angland were sleeping. Fitzgerald was burned to death and Angland severely injured.

t BUTTER TRADE. SYDNEi., April, is.—The production of butter in the Commonwealth last year was 195,000,000 pounds as compared with 160,000,000 during the previous year. MILITARY CAMP. SYDNEi, April, 18.—Notwithstanding tne heavy rains, the military camps were well attended and good work done under actual service conditions. Wireless was successfully used in connection with manoeuvres. FLOODS RECORDED. SYDNEi, April, 18.—a severe storm was experienced in the Wellington district where twelve inches of rain fell in a. few hours. The river is hooded. A man named Hansen, when crossing it, was drowned. A PRAISEWORTHY LEAD. Adelaide, Apriy, ib.—air e. Smith has presented the sum of £IOOO to tlie Commercial Travellers’ Association to form the nucleus of an accident and sickness insurance iund.

TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL INDUSTRY.

SYDNEY, April, IS.—The Manufacturers’ Week commenced to-day. Over one thousand city shops are making displays ol purely Australian goods in the window. THE SOCIALISTS. SY DA Al, April, IS.—the annual report of tne Socialist Labour Party expressed satisfaction at the establishment of a branch of the party in New Zealand. A SURE BOAT SMASHED. NORFOLK ISLAND, April 17.—0n Monday a siirf boat while landing was dashed to pieces. One of the crew of three was badly'injured. THE REFERENDA. MELBOURNE, April, 18.— Mr. Hughes declares that money is being poured forth with lavish hand by great trusts throughout Australia tor the purpose of lighting against the referenda. FIRE ON A TRAIN, MELBOURNE, April, 18.—A, train conveying boats to the Bairnsdaie Regatta, caught fire and before it was extinguished three racing beats were destroyed.

’ CHINESE LABORERS. BRISBANE, April, 18.—The steamer Coblenz has brought one hundred and two Chinese laborers for Tahiti. RICH WASH. SYDNEY’, April, 18.—-Another rich' find has been made in the Long Tunnel Mine, Guandagi. Half .a dish of dirt yielded twenty-seven ounces.

THE YVEATHER, SYDNEY, April, 18.—Tho weatiici has cleared.

A SMALLPOX CASE,

ADELAIDE, April, 18.—The steamer Mooltan was quarantined on arrival, as there is a case of smallpox aboard. The victim is a second-class Australian passenger who joined the vessel at India. MELBOURNE, April, 18.—Strict pro cautions in connection with the smallpox outbreak on the Mooltan are being taken. On arrival here she was quarantined and her passengers vaccinated. Passengers, who landed at Fremantle, have been ordered to report themselves.