AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 10, 13 January 1902, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

[per press association. Received 12. 5.35 p.m. Sydney, January 12. The Sunday Times supgests offering France the Falkland Islands in exchange for her interests in the Ntjw Hebrides or Newfoundland. Notwithstanding that the local medical authorities maintain the Eastern's patient bad chicken p»x, the landed passengers are baing triced, uud precautionary measures are also be : ng taken at all ports against the introduction of small-pox from London. Sydney, January 11. Obituary: Captain Mossop, of the steamer Victoria, trading to New Zealand. Melbourne, January 11. A deputation of the National Christian' Citizen's League asked the Federal Postmas'er General not to further delay enforcing the clauses of the Postal Act against sweep promot are. It was etited that the majority of the public favoured action. Mr Drake raid before he took-action in a case like Tattersall's, he must be sure that he had the force of public opinion .behind him. He woul-1 consult his colleagues. In connection with the smallpox case, when the b*earner Eastern was at Brisbane and Sydney, the case was; diagnosed as chicken pox. The patient was ill only a few days, and had resumed duty.

Adelaide, January 11. ' The owners of the sUamer Siam claim £IO,OOO for towing the Moonta into port. i Perth, January 11. The revenue for the last half year was over £167,000 in excess of expenditure. Adelaide, January 11. At tbeinquast Mary Schippan admitted having had improper relations with a man with whom she was keep-, ing company at the house on the Sun-! day before the tragedy. Her parents were absent at the time, but Bertha was aware of the occurrence. The medical evidence proved that the blood s'ains on various articles of Mary's clothing were Bertha's t°ooJ. The jury returned a verdict thit Bertha's throat was cut by .Mary. Received 13,0.41 a.m. Melbourne, January 12. ,

Yictoria wants a shard of the cattle asked for from Qupensland for South • Africa. The Minister for Agriculture . hss cabled to Lord Milner that Vic- ' toriacao supply medium young breed- ! ing cattle at £'i to £4 per head. ]