AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 4, 6 January 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Adelaide. January 3. A mysterious criina ha? bien perpetrated at Mt. Lof y. An rid man named George Cullen, aged 80 year?, was frund at home with his head battered in. There is no clue to the author cf ths outrage. Sydney, Jimary 5. A m'ssion-wy from Norf >!k Island in an interview, slid tha"; the mystery surrounding the poli icil future of 'ha island was causing crave anx'e'y. If there to be a clm'g->, they would rather be under co ltrol of New Ze .land. The chivf arguments against inclusion in th i Commonwealth were the probable hravy taxation, and fears regarding losing tbeir inheret.t rights to the Maod by the admission of outside Battlers. Received 5. 10.47 p.m. Sydney, Janmry 5. The Aorangi's Sydney cargo includes 2189 frozin hogs and 3471 sacks o f flour. A. hurricane is suppoßtd to have pused the nr>rth-west cf F.ji, h'avy gales only bring expoiienced in the group. No damage was done, and thiweather is now c-slm and tine. Freic antlw, January 5. Adv'ces by the Fie'ich mail s'eainer indicates 'h-t it is prohibit the Company at aii early date will withdraw their steamers from the prsent route, p-oceediug t.i Noumea via Batavia, Boureya and Thursday Island, thus saving five days.