Australian Cables.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1227, 19 January 1905, Page 3

Australian Cables.

■ ■' + ~ _ ! ■ ■ Proa Association.—Copyright. The Supposed Wreck. Hobart, this day. The Government has despatched a party to search for the possible survivors of tuo Brierholme. 1 The Plague bydk»y. ttbidnj. ' Additional plague rats have been found in the vicinity of the outbreak on the 1 Clarence, and also ono to-day on Ihb North Coaßt Company's wharf in Sydney. Precautions are being taken, Commercial Bank Sydney, January 18 •' At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Banking Company, Sydney, a dividend of 10 per cent, was deolared, £15,000 was added to the reserve, and r £21,000 was carried forward The ohairmari, in referring to the decrease of notes in circulation, said it was due to the shrinkage of trade and diminished expenditure in wages, and also to tho fact that gold was ' \ gradually displacing notes in all the States of the Commonwealth. Shipping. Sydney, this day. Sailed, 9 p.m. yesterday: Manuka. She was delayed for some hours owing to a \ ■ slight accident to one of her boilers. Melbourne, this day. Sailed, last evening: Wimmera.

i Empire Pay Melbourne, this day. Earl Moalh has written to Mr Reid conourrinp; in the suggestion tliat Empire ' Day should be calibrated on King's Birthy day. Rise in the Birth. Rate Btdnit, thii dw. r> The births in New South Wales lust vjf'ear were 38.697, the largest number | since 1897, tho birth-rate bcin» 26 77 per thousand, as compared with 25 28 in 1903,