GENERAL CABLE NEWS

Western Star, 8 May 1925, Page 3

GENERAL CABLE NEWS

BURGLARS SURPRISED ' ' SYDNEY, May 6. The police were informed that burglar's had entered the Central Free Bond. They watched them through a. window for some time, until' aJ key was procured and two men who* were’comfortably enjoying champagne and other liquors were then. quietly surprised and arrested. The men; had packed ready for removal 57 cameras, . quantities of liquors, clothing and other goods.

GOOD RAINS IN NEW \SOUTB ‘ WALES. . SYDNEY.. MAY 6. Heavy; rain continual. Since: Friday over 6in. .has.beans' recorded ns Sydney. : All ’the costal districts, lavishly benefited. In tho inland district:--there were in most parts useful falls. % ______ PROPOSED NEW STATES 1 . SYDNEY May 6 Cabinet has made available Hr report of the New States Commission, which finds that any new Stat is impracticable ..and undesirable. The minority leport says that a new) State in the north is impractical)!, but under ey.istiiig conditions undesirable. Cabinet has not made a decision on the findings of the Commission; TASMANIANi'STATE j .ELECTIONS. , HOBART, May 6. The General Elections -will beheld’ on June 3. In all 74 candidates have been nominated for 30 seats. The official Labour Party has 30 and there are two unofficial Labour candidates. The remaining, 42, owing to; the failure of all efforts to unite the- anti-Socialist forces, are submitting themselves under a variety- of names, comprising Nationalist, Tasmanian Liberal Party and independants.

STRIKE AT CANBERRA. SYDNEY, May 6. Some 1,200 mjen employed at the . Federal territory at Canberra, have struck work as the result! of a meeting which decided that the camping ccnditionjs' on the capital site: wer - unsatisfactory. FEDERAL: POLICY. ' ’ MELBOURNE, May 6. The Federal Cabinet is considering what measures it will submit tc Parliament to provide for the adequate defence, of Australia and give effect to'the recommendations of the . Defence Council. , • Cabinet is also considering the report of the naval authorities wb,- . attended the Singapore Conference FAMOUS BRIGAND .DEAD. LONDON, May 5.' The Tangier correspondent of The . Times reports the death of Raisub at Adjir, the Riff Headquarters, or April 21. . ' ; DUKE OF NEW YORK AT WEMBLEY. LONDON,' May 5. The Duke of York visited tin Australian and New Zealand pavilions at Wembley. He; was; impressed with the diorama of Rotorua. He in- . spected in detail a model of Sydney Harbour. ENFORCING PROHIBITION NEW JYOPIK May 6. The operations being couducteo against Rum Row by 64 vessels with .13 seaplanes and auxiliaries, arc beingdirected by wireless code ■ messages from Washington, to the flagship of “the dry Armada/’ A dozen boats are being held in reserve: for relief purposes, while 21 more have been mobillt-hed fit Atlantic City. The captain of the flagship has announced that the blockade is 100 per cent, effective so; far.

GERMAN. PRESIDENT BERLIN, May 6. The Social Democrats ha.vei officajly protested against the validity of Field: Marshal .Hindenburg’s election, as German President on the ground of irregularities. They demand that the election, be declared null and void. - NEW ZEALAND LOAN ' LONDON,; May 6. Arrangements are bc-ing made for a New.-.-Zealand loan, of £7,000,000 at 4-1- per cent.

In addition to this issue,, the New South Wales £6,500,000,- and the West Australia £2,000,000 loans are impending, but will probably be delayed - some weeks 1 Owing. to the market conditions. The Financial Times states it js Understood the New Zealand loan will be issued at £95, an,d will be redeemable in 20 years. ! The paper, comments that the offer might have been, made at a. more opportune moment, but the stock is full trustee security, and Not Zealand generally manages to obtain a high price for .her loans owing to her excellent credit. ,