AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 45, 4 March 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

[FBB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ] Received 2.10.8 a.m. Sydney, March 1. The Postal and Defence Department ( were passed over from State to Federal ! central to-day. With regard to Defeßce there will ] virtually be no change in administration till the Feder.il Parliament pasees a i Defence Act. The full Court granted an application by Arthur Cor<ingfiam calling upon a city bookseller to show causa against a writcf attachment for contempt for publishing a pamphlet commenting on the approaching re-trial of the Ooninghsm (iivoi'o3 Kint. i lUoeired 2, 9.31 a.m. 1 Sydney, March 2. Nothing ''efinit'? has yet boea agreid npon with regard to a re-ai»angem nt of the Stato Ministry, Sir W. J. Lyne holds the Premiership and this is much commeitnd od. Sir W. J. Lynn <lne» think tho Pacific tab o 15or:'s condoainati'jn of y."* S <iith VVa'.es' agreement with th'i E ist r Extm«ion Company will hava much iff ct witn the State Governnoont. H. considers Victo*ia should hw.j iidhr-d u> the arrangement be- , t*O.JO th- S-lt'i . Ak a precaution against plague all 1 Vtt»BeU from South Africi :ne thor- ! oughjy' fumig'ittd and everything is . reaty f o • pre mpt ao f ion iu case of a i reappoaia' c. Hecei»c.l 2. 9 9 p.m. ' Sydney, March 1. P»e'ur- s of 'h • various S ales show the tiadd of tho Commonwealth last year aggregated £141,137,000, an increase of £690,000 ovor the previous your. Imports -«e 08,98(5,000. an incrv;i.s« of 5,546,000, and expnits 72,151,000, a dtc ; easa of 4,75(3,000. IVsmHi.ii was the uuly State showing an increase of experts, (Rwiveil 3, 5.17 p.m.) Sydney, March 3. The Melbunrne authorities at tho Ccipe have advised Sir W. J. Lyna that oa'iiig ti tho p'a->ue at C'apptotfu the Australian lui itary mails will bo s?nt via L ndon. Sir W. J. Lyne has bean informed thit two thousand of tho four thousand rifles enlerid by t\ e Gmv rainent h<we been shipped for Sydnoy. Received 4, 0.11 a.m, Sydmey, March 3, A magnificent meteor was witnessed in the wertem d sbiic s. As it traverfod th«- sky it developed a blaze j "3f light accompani d by a rushing sound, and burst with a flash of blue and red fire, lighting up the whole hearons. ' Brisbane, March 3. Owing to one being informal 16 are nominated for the six seats in the Senate. Melbourne, March 3. Arrived: Brisbane fiora Kaipara, j and the Moaua.