AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 20, 24 January 1902, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PKR rSSSB ABBOOIATIOH. Sydney, January 23. ' Owing to want of water and the fall in the 'price of copper, most of the mines in the Oobar district are closed. Oyer 500 men are thrown out of employment. Island sews states that tribal fighting has been going on for some time at Santa, seven being killed and a numb*r wounded. Beprosentatives of the meat export trade consider the admission of Argentine meat into contracts'for the Army in Booth Africa will have a bad effect in Australia. One says it will mean that ve r y little Australian meat will eventually be tued, because the quality of Argentine is higher and it < can be supplied at \e* s cost. Another i says the worst outcome will be (hn establishment of a regolar lin« of] fteameis between South America and South Africa, which apart from the meat trade would be impossible. Melbourne, J»nua y 23.

It is reported that the Octanic Company intends making Melbourne a port of-call. The Eederal Houee h'S fix*d the duty <m barbed wire at 10 per rent. j A further warrant for £SOO en behalf of the owners, captain, and crew of the tug Champion has been issued ■gainst the Fort Patrick. Adelaide, January 23, An attendant noni*"* Do-i«vV-> entered the cage of a bar ai tie Zooli gical gardens to fee rl the animal and was badly mangled. The b-»r h • to be shot befoie a rescue could be eff cted. Received 23,10.29 p.m. Perth, Janu y 23. MrMansonhis b«en ele** '1 'eider] of the Opposition in the Legislative Assemb'y.