AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 194, 18 June 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Mklbqubje, June 17. The S.ate Governor has forwarded to the King a patition from the public •wants praying him to dissent from the Reform Bill, on the ground tbat, it did not pace either House by an absolute maj »ity. Stbnkt, Jane 17. _ Xbi press agrei on the extraordinary character of the Governor's speech, both in its discursiveness and its partisan i freedom in discussing ooatentious subj eta. The dispute carried on between the newspapers and the Government over the conveyance of papers by rail is emphasis id in the speech by an accusation that the proprietors endeavoured to obtain special conce-s'ons in eon section with tb» me of the nil ways. which other members of the public do f not enjoy. The newspapers declare ' that they o v jwt°d to having to pay eight times the railway freight charged . on milk and other merchandise. Beceived 18, 0.62 a.m. Sydney, June 17. Sailed, 7 p.m., Weatr&lia. Melboubke, June 17. Sailed, Monowai. A petition s ; gaed by 30,900 Pro-

testants was presented to the House protesting agiinst Sir E. Barton's visit to the Pope and aop'a'oe of a medal. They emphasise the s'atsment that Sir B. Barton promise! the Catholics a g "eater measure of liberality and consideration than w.s enjiyed in any other part of the Empire. Sir E. Barton made a personal explanation of facts which were that the Pope expressed gratification at the tolerance shown to all religions in Australia and hoped it would loag c lnfcitue, to which Sir E. Barton replied that the - Pope might rely that such to!erat ; o r would continue. Adelaide, June 17. At 'he second an> uil conference of the Common we >lth Ch mners of 0 >mmeroe, a mrion favouring the establishment of an Australian navy was . rejected by a large majority. Most of the speakers favoured tbe Federal Govercmont's proposals for an :d subsidy.