AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 44, 19 February 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Per Press Association, Sydney, February 18. The hot weather ia the western district has burcei up the grass which followed the December rains. Losdon, February 17. Mr Copeland, Agent - General for New South Wales, in an exhaustive reply to Mr Wilson, says that if Australia is solvent, it is /,ot for lack of asßiilants, many of whom are unscrupulous in their attack*. N s w South Wales 3 per cents. have fallen to 90j, being a drop cf 35s since last Fridiy. Sydney, February 18.

The Treasurer state* that the fall in New South Wales 3 per cants, is simply due to the state of the London miney market.

The Wakatipu was floated off at midnight and towed to the wharf. Afttr discharging the remainder of her cargo, she gie3 into dock. Melbourne, February 18. The Legislative Council inserted an amendment in the Reform Bill raising the votes for qualification for the Upper House from .£ls to .£2O. Hobart, February 18. Sir Edmund Barton is touring Tasmania deliveriug addresses. He statss that negotiations betwr en Canada, Fiji, and the Union Steamship C:mpany are proceeding for an extension of the Australian-Canadian mail earvie\ He is inclined to favour a short extension only, perhaps for two years, his reason being that it might be possible to provide for a bitter service with larger •hips. The negotiations, however, will shortly be completed Received 18, 9.36 p.m. Sydney, February 18. A good rain has fallen io the south and eastern division of the State. Melbourne, February 18 The Reform B'it has passed the Council. Tbe number of members is increased from 42 to 43, in order to provide for the special representation of the Civil Service. A Private Members Bill to legalise the tote was read a first time. Received 19,1.10 a.m. Sydney, February 18. x Two men were found starving in the Domain. One died after his removal to tin hospital. Indignation ha-) b?en create! at S'rathfidd and Burwood, owing to the discovery that a retired sqiattev, resting in the latter suburb is suffering from leprosy. He built a private 1-zarekte attached to a new hou-e at Stfthfield, to which he is about, to be removed.