AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 28, 7 October 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PRtt PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, October 5. In connection with a Chinese binkrup'cy c«e evidence was given that it is a common practise amongst Celestials to interchange naturalisation papers in order to avoid poll tax when travelling between the States. Papers are also forwarded to China, enabling non-naturalised Chinese to en'er Australia. An extensive subsidence of land over the Wickhara colliery workings at Carrington his taken place. The Council Chambers and five houses are considerably damaged, the residents having to vacate them, and the water and gas mains were fractured, tha street being flooded and the town left, in darkness. Melbourne, October 5. Sir W. J. Lyne intends to modify the Iriter State Commission Bill, eliminating the objec'iona'ole clauses dealing with oce'n-goin? shipping. The amended old ag« pen c ior s eoheme introduced in the Assembly reduce' the maximum week'y allowance from ten to seven shillings. Brisbane, October 4. The Mackay and Brisbane Chambers of Commerce have protested against the Kanaka Bill. Received S, 4.40 p.m. Sydney, October 6. The warship Ri" relieves tho Mildura on the New Ze hnd ftition. In the tem : s *ingl«-s championship of New Sou'h Wales, Kearney (Victoria), challenger, beat Rice (New South Wal-s), the holder-. In the doubles championship, Keirney and Brookes (Vic'oria), challengers, beat Curtis and Dewhurst (New South Wales), the holders.