Australian News.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 July 1913, Page 3

Australian News.

ü ßf KLHfTRIC TELKGKAPH-COPTIIGHTj [F*B PRXM AUOOUtIOJI^ NATIVE MURDERERS. PORT DARWIN, This Day. A party of natives ambushed and fatally speared a well-known tropang fisherman named Campbell, while ho was fishing. FEDERAL POLITICS. MELBOURNE, This Day. Both Federal parties held" preliminary meetings prior to the opening of Parliament to-day. " Arrangements were made to push Supply through. The Horn. Mr Fisher has undertaken that his party will assist. The Government has noniiniaUul Mi- W. T. Johnson for the iSpeakerslrip. DAMAGE BY FIRE. SYDNEY, This Day. Damage done in Clarence street, by a fire yesterday, is .set down at £5000. SMALLPOX S VIIEADISO . . It looks as if precautions to restrict small pox in the Sydney area nro unavailing, as three suspicious cases aro reported from three separate country centres. The authorities anticipate «i spread, but no increase oi tho virulence. So far tweny-thrce thousand people have been vaccinated, including the Lord Mayor of Sydney and many membens of Parliament. The staffs of business linns aro being vaccinated wholsesalo.

SMALLPOX AT AUCKLAND

Dr. Paton, on the strength of a Now Zealand wire, is of opinion that the epidemic with which a Maori is afflicted (at Auckland) is a similar outbreak to that experienced in .Sydney. He add that he would not lie .surprised to hear of similar epidemic havi'ng obtained a footing in other States, though .strictest precautions are being taken there.

All mail matter is being fumigated, and the. restrictions are causing a great falling-off in Intor-State traffic. •'DOWN BASKETS." HOB ART. This Day. ■Owing to the secretary of the "N atonsido "Workers' Union not beiiifc, allowed ii]x>n the wharf, a strike of coal lumpers lias boon called. TWO FOUNDRY HANDS KILLED. PERTH, This Day. A .staging at Haskins's foundry, laden with iron, collapsed. Two men (Osborno and Leanpor) were crushed to death.