AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 291, 10 December 1901, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, December 9. The Sydney Morning Herald, commenting on Mr Mills' interview, says that Mr Milk, recognising the ad- € vantage conferred by the 'Frisco ser- r vice with three fast modern steamers, t hopes to make such terms with the s Canadian Government as will justify I the Union Company in putting new f steamers on the Vancouver line. This J will require special encouragemen*, J such as the Oceanic reeeivri from the t American Government, but New Zea- e land seems in a fair way to lose the i direct service of both lines, as it is 1 understood Mr Sprerkels has rejected the New Zealand Government's mail) contract terms. Mr Mills announces that his decision whether he will mik>) New Zealand a port of call depends upon securing the New Zealand-Australian contracts. The outlook in the case of both services Icoks rather disagreeable for Auckland. Mr W. O'Brien, responding at a reception at Albuiy, w»id dissensions amongst Iti«h politiiu p i-tii- »• i-a now absolutely and fin <lly a thing of tbe pa-t. The Irish p»r'y w»s now the only united party in the English Parliament. They no longer need fear for the future of Ireland. So loDg as they were united amongst themselves the triumph ot their caus« was absolutely certain. Received 9,9.32 am. Sydney, December 9. De'ai's of the murder nf Mr Guilanetb, magistrate at N*w Guinea, snow that he was shot while sleeping at the house of a missionary. The murderer, though terribly mangled by a crocodile while crossing a river, managed to land. and was then captured. 1 Perth, December 9. [ The Premier has been returned by a | good majority. j A fire at Kanowna destroyed a hotel Bnd several shops, the damage being £SOOO. Pearl divers at Broome secured a pearl valued at from £9OOO to £15,000. | It is supposed to be the largest and most valu*ble ever discovered. Received 9, 10.44 p.m. Sydney, December 9. Alderman Hughes has breu elected Mayor of Sydney. Brisbane, December 9. ! David Brown was executed to-day for shooting Graham Haygarth at Charters Towers in July last.