AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 110, 7 May 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PBB PEff-S association. Stone r, May 6. The Hon. C. C. Kings'on, Federal Minister of Customs, who has returned from a tour of North Queensland, arrived' at Newcastle and met a somewhat cold rfcep'ion publicly. The masters of ships are aggrieved at the restrictions plaord by 'he Federal Cuson shipping, and declioed to decorate their vessels. A iltpu'Uion r>f shipmasters requflSfed the r>-m'val of the restrie'io'is on the us=< of chip*' stores, and M; Kingston, in reply, iHd that t.he q>v«tion was receiving attentfoe. Revis-d regulations w<m'd b<> issnpi? ij\ a f ew wr«ks. May 6. i In t,ho elections forth." L'-gisl >. f iv« Council, the Government was defeated in Hobii '.nd Mr MpO*]!, a 'member of *he Ministry, was rejected for South Erik. This will probably n»ce-si»ate a rec instruction of the Ministry. Receive'! 7, 1.7 a.m. M"y 6. The warship Phone sail d fir Norfolk Island, tfiki' g the Assistant Administrate who will make arrangements for the approaching visit of the Governor, Widespread rain is falling over the State, it heirg particularly heavy in the coastal districts. Sailed: Zealandia, at 5.30 p.m. Melboubne, May 6. Sailed: Talune.