AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 283, 30 November 1901, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PBB PRBBH ASSOCLATIOir. Melbooksb, November 291 In the Assembly the Government? . had a bloodied victory over Mr Irviii/* censure motion, which failed to finJ>\ seconder. Mr O'Neill moved *a> amendment that it is absolutelynetjesgary tbat a re-construction of thr Government take place at once. This also was not seconded. Toe motion lor ' I the amendment was negitived on the voices. The Premier thanked House for its unanimous expression dt coafidenoe. It is understood Mr Irvine acted without consulting Us party. At a meeting of the Broken Bill Block 10 Company, the report fbowpd a loss of £l3O on the half-year's open*" tions, caused by depreciation in sb» price of metals, especially letd. . Tke Federal tariff it was atid, would letlfn tbe earning power of the oompany by £3OOO per aunum. The chairman nounoed tbat the directors of IO. Block 14, and South Mines had demited in order to enable the mine* to raMia at work with metals at the present lew rates to cany a resolution endowingthe reduction of 10 pjr cent in wages, and also to carry out other economies, we ,

mee ing adop ed the rep-irt, and tbe i eduction proposals, and if neowttrjr thn shutting down of Blook 10.

In the Senate the KVnui™. Bill' Mb re id a second time oa tbe voices. Mr Symons argued stoogly in faviurof m co'our line, saying that xouthof Bunijabcr* there must n > Kanaka labjjur ; in tliaaiid'llu sugar b' lt the Kanaka to remain seven yearr, and iu the north* ten year . It is unde stood tbafc. Sei>at'T« wbo favour extending th» Kanakas' trrm buve agreed to an amendment allowing a five yean term in distriots south of t> e Tropic of Cap-. rioorn, and ten yean north of tropic. Sydney, November 36. Cardinal Moran has created D* O'Baran Dean of St. Mary>. The Baard of Health has declared Queensland and New Caledonia free of pl<gue. A delude, Novem* i er29. Sir Heotor MaoDojoald sailed bythe Omrab, aid was fareirelled by a large gathering. Fbkiustli, November 29. Mr WilHam O'Biien and Mr Henol* ker Heaton, members of the Hooae of Commons, have arrived by tbe Oruaba. The former is aoeompied by his wif«, and is visiting Australia for the benrfii of bis health. Bbisbavb, November 22. It is estimated that 200*Gbintse have obtain* d admittance to Qie*»sland by ueaDS of forged offioial p rmits. a , Received 29, 2.10 p.m. Sydney, November 28. The Australian College of Thtology class lists have been issued. Rev. Butterfield, of the diootse of Waiapu, has obtained a pan as a scholar la. theology, and T. Kay, of the DuMiiia diocese, as licentiate in theology. Reoeived SO, 0,28 a.m. Sydney* November 29. On the advice of the Labour OMMtt Anthony Hordern's UilortsMS hat* declined to return to work. Hordem, early in the dispute, conceded a new log involving ineretaed wages, btrt «oocessfully resisted all efforts made to compel bim to dismiss a non-TJni* forewoman.