VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 21 April 1911, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

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TKIEORaPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION, i FATAL BLASTING ACCIDENT. MELBOURNE, April, 20.—A blasting accident occurred at the Victoria Proprietory Mine, at Diamond Hill, whereby Thomas Brooks, and Ka: Brooks were killed, and three men seriously injured. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, April, 20.—The Bank of New South Wales deposits for the past quarter show an increase of two million, making an increase for the year of five million, six hundred thousand. THE COAL VEND PROSECUTION. SYDNEY, April, 20.—1n to-day’s proceedings in the Newscastle coal vend prosecution the whole day was occupied with documentary evidence. Over three thousand telegrams were put in. THE ILL-FATED YONGALA.BRISBANE, April, 20.—The owners of the Yongala are satisfied of the vessel’s loss, and that there are no survivors. They have abandoned the search, but have arranged to utilise a New Zealand invention for inspecting the lower depths of the sea. The Premier states that the Government intends to continue the Yongala search. It also proposes to place more lights at points along the coast.

NO LICENSE SPEECHES. SYDNEY, April, 20.-—Professor Anderson Stuart in addressing a Nolicense conference on the medical aspect of the temperance question, condemned the “shouting” habit. He gave this advice: “If you meet a man in the street who asks you to have a drink, knock him down, sit on his head, and don’t let him up till he signs the pledge.” The people put down their misfortunes to had whisky; it was too frequently the bad man, not bad whisky! Alcohol was rarely adulterated in a deleterious way. The commonest adulterant was water and the more of that the better. The Lord Mayor advised the party to advocate a substantial decrease rather than attempt to wipe out all licenses at once.

AFTER THE FLOODS. BRISBANE, April, 20.—The repairing of railways damaged in the floods is progressing. In the meantime there is a serious shortage of food supplies in some districts.

THE SYDNEY SHOW. SYDNEY, April,-20—The show has closed. The total attendance was 257,000 and the takings £10,842. Both show a decrease on last year, the result of a wet Easter Monday. At the Show Mr Fairey (Nelson), took second prize for a fat cow which was subsequently sold for £llO. Another of his bullocks brought £ls. “NOT TOO SOUND.” SYDNEY’, April, 20.—The Insurance Companies look with disfavor on the proposed State insurance scheme and consider that it is not a sound business proposal. SUPPORT LOCAL INDUSTRY' SYDNEY, April, 20.—There was a representative gathering at the Manufacturers’ luncheon. Speeches, including those of the Hons. Trefle and Carmichael, advocated the encouragement of locally made goods, the cultivation of friendly relations between employers and employed, and the settlement of disputes by friendly conferences or arbitration. ABOLITION OF STATE PARLIAMENTS. PERTH, April, 20.—The Australian Natives Association negatived a motion favoring the abolition of State Parliat ments.