VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

West Coast Times, 14 June 1912, Page 3

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

iUSTEALIAN NEWS,

’.FKR riIESS ASSOCIATION'.—COI'VRIGIir. J BRITISH FLEET INVITED. SYDNEY, June 13.—Tho Sydney City Council has decided to ask Mr. Fisher to invite the British fleet to visit Australia. '

IN DISCHARGE OF DUTY. SYDNEY, Juno 13.—Tho Haymarkte riot inquest, the finding was that Morris died from the effects of injuries lawfully inflicted by Constable Thompson in tho execution of his duty.

JEWEL ROBBERY. ADELAIDE, Juno 12.—About £4OO worth of samples were abstracted from the trunks of an English jewellery firm’s representative who landed from tho steamer Riverina. The jewellery is supposed to have been taken in Melbourne. NEW SOUTH WAIVES MANUFACTURERS. SYDNEY, June 13.—Tho State statistician states that the manufacturers works in New South Wales number 5,043, being an increase of 220 over those cf tho previous year. The employees total 108,777 being an increase of 9,031. There arc 82,258 workers employed or an increase of 6,839 and 26,519 females, being an increase of 2,182. The wages total £'10,044,401, 'icing an increase of £1,353,103.

HEAVY RAINFALL. BRISBANE, Juno 13.—Further rains have occurred. The railway traffic It disorganised in some districts owing to the flooding of the rivers. THE WHALING INUDSTRY. HOBART, June 13.—The whaling industry is being revived. The Norwegian Whaling Company has already one ship working and is bringing out another.

SUPPLYING OF INFORMATION. MELBOURNE, June 13.—The Federal Executive has issued a regulation compelling unions to supply information for the industrial and labour blanch.