AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10069, 10 February 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[I!V EI.KCTRKI Tni,K(IKAI'H.— Coi'VUIIIIIT.I

(Pur I'jiknk Association) Kereivcd February 10, at, 8.53 a.m. London, l'Yliriiiiry 'JArrived -.Maori, from Lyftelton ; K» mini, from Wellington. Sailed-Corinthic and Lnngtou UrailSt for Wellington. Received February 10, at 10.15 ii.nl- " Sydney, February 10, Mr Johnson, a member of I lie lloiimi* Itcprescnlutivcs, speaking at ii W Orange gathering, said Australia «'<* have to carefully watch the naval H* of the Commonwealth, because under* guise of creating an Australian imv.V I* parly in power wen: striving to get I* nucleus of a. navy not lo act, in emijiiiii'll* with the British licet, but some, of tlif". ho would not say nil, hud in their mi™ l eve :i. lime when they would be turn I lie Australian Heel against- tlioU* lisli licet in Australian waters. Tliuwn'; nient, was there and the spirit was actively fanned in quarters lo which, the DrnnP institutions were actively opposed. Melbourne, Febriiui'.v 1"The first forfeits leave M horses ill W Newmarket Handicap, and /|0 in IlieWr Nothing of much importance has dn'l'F out, except, perhaps Monolyl, Tulta* und Alnwn from the On]). The suggestion is unofficially iiuwlf "1 the Minister of Home Atl'iiim that "M ot 500 boys who lost their parents I'.V * Italian earthquake bo received as citiw"' in Australia. The boys under Hi.' cnnW of the Carmelites could be (.ruined in <# cultural work. The Mimster think* W mutter one for Hie .States to consider. Received February 10, at 10.15 a.in. n Melbourne, Fobruiir.v M... The session of the State Parliament »'»' he devoted lo provision of services "" the year. The Governor's Speech »«■ nnunccs that the Government will I'"™"' an active policy in. reproductive wmk" n ™ railway construction. II- will be news"*) to ask for additional borrowing I"""!*' and a loan will probably Ik- limited at J™ fiiist. favorablo opportunity. At'lrr '" brief recess fho Ministry' will in( i*kluc* important ]iolicy measures. ' Adelaide. February I°' The -inquiry into the Clan ItaiiaM "» aster failed id -elicit any evidence I" clffj Iv account for the midden careening , the vessel. The cargo was cd and the vessel was well found. I* 1 '" is no ground for laying charges "ft 11 "', the surviving officers, and no <;v>*j l ? that the deceased officers on wfllc neglected their duty.