AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 255, 29 October 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PEK PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, October 28. The Government has established a temporary hospital for the treatment of coDßumpMves at Long Bay. A permanent building will be erected later. It is proposed to amend the O'd Age Pensions Bill, miking sons who are in a position to do so maintain their parents. There are now many glaring instances of neglect of this duty. Perth, October 28. Fif f y-two natives serving sentences for eittle stealing escaped from Wyndhara gaol. The nitives outside supplied with the means of breaking out, Three, have been recaptured. Keceived 28 10.11 p.m. Sydney, The Oourt of Review dismissed the Union Company's appeal against the taxation esseesment of its wharf and property in Darlirg Harbour. The ground of the appeal was that the proper'y had been resumed by tbe Drown and was not liable to taxat : on. A meeting of timber merchants decided to take combined action with a .view of haying the Fedenl tariff on rough timb r fixed at Is 6d, and for dre-sed timber at 3i per 100 super, feet; door? 2a each. It was stated that ' representation was being made to Mr. i Birton t) secure the exemption of j whi f e pine and other inodorous timbers.' Tb« chairman annourcd that Mr.: Seddon had arranged to pl-ice aa export | : duty cf 3s per 100 super, feet on white ' pine and kimi bulk timber. j Received 29. VI a.m. Sydney, October 28. A sudden heat wave, the thermometer touching 95 de?. in the shade in the ci'y, w:is fol'owed t"-day by a fierce cold w< -terly gale, which at height | blow 71 miles an hovr. The. city was {enshrouded in cloud* of dust.. The 'gale swep 1 ; a part • " t!>> •'. > n y, in many being • ■ iri];.ini'd b)' ; heavy rain, hiil, and suuw. Considerjablo damage wok done 'o crops and : property. Mr Wragge forecasts that t this is only the e-lge of a very dangerous Antarctic<'isturbar.ee -asychem — land urgently nam* shipping of a gale iiind mountainous seas. He forecasts jihiit tli-; wither in New Zealand will jhe t-rapowrily fine, followed by a ' eychem in the south in all its fury, j A monster free trade domonstrition j was held in the Town Hill, the Mayor ! presiding. Hon. G. -H. Reid and jothsr leaders spoke, and resolutians j were adopted protesting against the tariff. There was a largo {overflow meeting.