Cable News.

Woodville Examiner, Volume XXVIII, Issue 4627, 12 May 1915, Page 3

Cable News.

[I'IUOSS ASSOCIATION CUI'VKICUT]. Sydney, This day. Six hundred and eighty Rugby Unionists and over a thousand Rugby Leaguors have enlisted. The Premiers' Conference decided that the States should co-operate in handling wheat in bulk. Ash ford states that New South Wales is erecting fifty-five elevators in various parts, each of a huge size. Newcastle is building thirteen hundred new trucks at a total cost of neatly £2,000,000 to cope with the bulk handling.

Withers (cabled 26th April) was committed for trial. Bail was fixed at .Clooo.

Six live hundred pound cheques were received by Hugh Ward yesterday in aid of the Belgian fund, making a total of thirty. The Presbyterian Assembly passed a resolution condemning the introduction of the totalisator to race grounds, as it increases betting and encourages women to bet.

The Associated Woolbrokers issued a statement iu connection with the wool dispute putting out the conflict between the aims of the buyers and those of the brokers. The growers consider that the time has come to protest against the attempted nomination of buyers. Freemantde, This day.

Shortly after sailing the Osterly passed a steamer settling after being torpedoed in the Bay of Biscay. After being warned to beware of a decoy vessel, she sighted a small steamer flying distress signals, asking help because her rudder was allegedly damaged by a torpedo. The Osterley swung round and the stranger cleared aff. Bishop Sad Tier, of Nelson a passenger by the Osterle} 7 , stated that many prominent men at Home thought the war would end suddenly through the economic collapse of Germany. It is necessary for the public to look for such collapse, aud not to watch German subterfuge in referring to submarines. He said Germany lost many more than was generally known owing to secret British preventative measures. Brisbane, This day.

After a visit to the southern sugar districts, the General Manager of tbe Sugar Experimental Farms estimates the output to be 100,000 tons short of the Commonwealth consumption. Large imports will be necessary. Melbourne, This day.

Lieutenant - Colonel Simmensis invalided from Egypt reports General Birdwood told him the Australians wore about to attempt a feat which he believed was never before attempted in the history of the world in landing a big force in'the face of a strongly posted enemy. However, they were sure to do what was asked of them. His opinion was based on watching the men closely for many weeks. He especially praised their keenness saying he had never seen such a a large body of men so physically fit. He was very proud of them. .London, May 11. elected President of thjg-Congregational Union.

The Colonial Wool Merchants’ Association will fix the date of the August sales as early as possible. They intend to continue a system of frequent sales during the war.