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(Per Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Received May 17, at 10.32 a.m.) PERTH.. This Day. All the new ministers, except the Prime Minister and the Minister for Works were returned unopposed at the elections. Application was made to the Full Court for a writ of habeas corpus for Maxwell who is awaiting extradition to New Zealand. Objection, was raised on behalf of the Crown.that the ru.e nisi must be discharged as an established precedent, of supporting the application by putting in a copy of the warrant of commitment. This had not been complied with. The Court upheld the obiection and discharged the rule.
The Minister for Mines has received a report of the discovery of asphaltnm of excellent quality in Albany harbour. (Received May 17, at 10.29 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day.
No further movement is noticeable at Shepherd's Hill. The subsidiary reservoir has been emptied, and is so badly damaged as to probably be unfit for further use. A weak spot has been discovered in the sea pit mine and the men and horses have been withdrawn. The great Cobar copper mine has been sold to an English syndicate for £8,000,000. BRISBANE, This day. The Airlie, from Singapore, reports that a Houlder steamer arrived there with 3,000 Russian troops from Vladivostok. There had been a collision with the steamer Batang in the Malacca Straits. The latter sank in eight minutes. It is unknown whether any lives were lost. The Houlder steamer was a good deal damaged.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8191, 17 May 1906, Page 5
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