AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 31, 6 February 1902, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PKB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, February 5. The bodies of Back and Fuller, two of the men who perished in the Greta Colliery disister in 1900, have been 'found in the pis. Borh were easily recognisable. Melbourne, February 5. Obituary: MrStvilleGore,a member of Lord Hopetnun'j staff, of enteric, j aged 25. He belonged to the family of the Earl of Arran. Further developments of the Latham case show that Mrs Elliott confessed to her husband that she bad been unduly intimate with Latham. She assisted her husband to lay a trap to blackmail Latham. Elliott admits that his wife's story is correct, but denies that he had any hand in Latham's death. The original assumption that he committed snicide is again beiug accepted. Brisbane, February 5. Parliament has been dissolved. Hobaet, February 5. Mr Lewis docs not approve of any request being mads to the Home Government for corporation invitations, or that the Imperial Government should be asked to pay the expenses of such Premiers as are invied. Perth, February 5. \ Official examinations of the discovery ef petroleum and asphaltum at Warren River are satisfactory. Tbe formation is identicU with the Oalifornian oil : region. Received 5,10.19 p.m. Melbourne, February 5. ' Mr Barton has received a letter from ' Sir Wilfrid Lturierwith reference to the proposed conference in London. He suggests that meanwhile it would be convenient if the respective Governments were to intimate to each other . some of the subjects proposed for dis- ' cussion. He submits tbe folinwi'g ; ' The question of closer trade relations; ■ improvement of mail service between ' Canada, Australia, and Britain; improvement in transportation facilities by the establishment of first-class passenger steamers between Australam and Vancouver; establishment of cargo ( steamers between Australia and Cam- t dian Atlantic ports, culling at South African ports; consideration of the effect on the Pacific cable of the concession granted by New S-mth Wales to the Eastern Extension Cable Company. , Beceived 6,14 a.m. Hobaut, February 5. Arrived, 7 pm., Karamea. Shesa'ls . at four o'clock to-morrow morning for Wellington. Has 47 Australian passengers, and 98 for New Zealand. (