Australian Cables.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1241, 3 February 1905, Page 3

Australian Cables.

Press Asbo oiation .—Copyright.

Queensland Sugar Yield Brisbane, this dayThe sugar yield lui year was 150,000 tons, 60 000 tons m excess of that of thepreviousyear. & , Domestic Servant Grievances, Stone*, this day. The Labour Conference has adopted a resolution favouring the inclusion of do« mestio sorvauts in the Arbitration Act, Man Strangles His Wife . Hobabt, this day. Andrew Ferguson who is mentally deranged, strangled his wife this morning a! Stanley.

The Buteshire's Cargo finmii. this dm The underwriters have been advised that the steamer Langton Grange has been chartered to convey to Australia 1700 tons of rails and 2000 tons of agricultural machinery damaged by sah water, and landed at the Cape' from tho Buteshire after the fire. Tho cargo m No. 1 and 2 holds suffered from sea \vater, and that in No. 3 from ( both fire acd water. * The Plague . Brisbane, this day. A fatal case of plague is reported in the city Theie aro two suspicious cases. Home Bush Sales Btdnii. fhu d». t At the Homebuflh sales oattle and sheep were in good demand, and prices were . steady at late rates.. Beef brought up to 235.