AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 158, 27 July 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

PRB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Received 26,10.30 p.m. Sydney, July 26. Eleven men (prkcipils in the boxing contest) were charger with being concerned in tl e death of Otto Cribb, and remanded on bail, pending further police enquiri s. At the Australian Joint Stock Bank annual meeting the profits for tbe past sis months were stated at £100,057. After piying interest on deprsits and 'tock a surplus of £13,465 remains. A sum of £II,OOO was spplied to special station acc uuts, and the balance added to the sur plus. The report stated 1 hat the Bank's New South Wales s'ation properties, owing to the disastrous drought, had g veil iu returns during cho half y<ar. Received 27, 0.54"a.m. Newcastle, July 26. Arrived : Induna, from Lyttellon. Melbourne, July 26. The Senate, on tbe motion of Mr Keating (Tasmania), appointed a select committee to enquire into the question of improving steunship commuircation I between Tasmania and Australia. It was urged that the isolated position of Tasmania prevented her reilisins; the full benefi s of the federal union, without means of communication, and it was suggested to establish a fast line of steamers, owred by the Commonwealth, and convertable into armoured cruisers capable of deftnding the cojst, Sydney, July 26. Goverror Sir Gec.rge O'Brien is a passenger by the Hauroto, which arrived from Fiji to-day."