AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 199, 24 June 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

feb pbbss association. Bbisbane, Judo 23* At the Jubilee celebration! cobnectcd with the Congreg&'ional Church, the Kev. J, Sarginson of New Zealand read t» pap; r on religions instruction la •Unto sch.iols. lie condemned religion! diitinc ions atnoog children in public schools. A resolution was adop'ed adverse to tho British Education Bill, stigtaatis'ng it as unjust Sydney, June 23, ; Au extensive ipil field hu been rliscoverel near Walgett. Amorgit the specimens brought to town were t*o s'.ones valued at £IOO and £SO respectively.

The South Australian Government has at ranged to commence to-morrow do ivering 100,000 gallbts of water to Broken lii'l weekly. Next week the supply will be increased to 200,000 tuitions failing other sources. An effcrt .'il! a'eo be mido to Lava the supply augm nted f r steaming purples, 'I'M raining c mpanies have notified oontr o ore that owing to the want of water, co .tracts for delivery ire tutn;nded till tho end of the month. Perth, June 23. The Arcadia shipped X 157,000 of specie for India and £SOOO for London, Melbourne, June 23. A hundred oz nugget has been found at the Wagryena diggings. Ihe Federal Cabinet is considering despatch a which recently p-sted between the Governor-General and the Colonial Office with reference to the subject of Kanaka deportation. While Mr Doikin was acing Prime Minister, during Sir E. Barton's absence at tho Coronation, the Q teens* land Kanakas petitioned the Jung to disillow sections of .ho P.icific Ltbourera Act provi ling for their d portatioo. Mr Daukin urged Mr Chamberlain, the petition. Ho pointed out that it w..s p;,rt of a long continued and will organised effort en the part cf a nutn* ber "f persons in Qui ens'and supported by tho S ate Gov rnment. to thwart thegwishis, not only cf alarge majority f the purple of Austialia, but also of the p o;>lt of Queen.lond i'self. He a's stress on the fact that due prec.tu-.ions wore taken in carrying oat the deposition. Lord Tennyson, in forwarding Mr Djuktu's despatch, called attentioa to tti-ee points aud advised the framing of regulations before the Royal assent was given to the Act.

l'h) Act w»g absented to by Lord Hopjtounin 1901, an! although the tima alio ved for disallowance by the King had expired, a question hM arisen ti garding tbe legality of Lord Ttnnyson'e iidv>ct>, Lau.\ckston, June 22. A distblei (mat containing two dtad bo iies was fuuod on tho beach at Sum 11. Tbe men were identified aa young fishermen, Walter Cannon and Uh<ild4 Hewitt, the Utter rcoently from New Zealand. Received 23, 017 p.m. Melbourne, June 20. In. (he Hone Mr McDooald tbked ivhethi r, in view of the high piice cf meat, the Govm mrnt was prepared to introduce a Bill providing an export duty on meat. Sir E. Barton said the Government had not heird of any necessity for such a m?ature. Mr O'Malley asked if Sir E. Burton would write to Mr Seddon requesting him to open his butcher rbops in the Commonwealth instead of in London. Received 24, 0 63 a.m. Stdskt, June 23. The censure debate is proceeding. Newcastle, June 23. Bailed: Torganten, for New Zealand, Received 21,1.6 a.m.

I Sydket, June 33. Should the Proprietory Company bt (b'e to restart there »ill still be I etween 2000 atd 3000 men idle. Tr.eto\»n pietents a deserted appearJ a ce, a: d is in partial darkness owing t i the greatly reduced electric lighting, A correspondent says that whiskey drinkers are giviug assistance in preserving tho previous fluid, by taking their liquid unwatered. An opinion isfnely expressed that now the mines are cU sad, sevenl will not be re-opeced uutil the prioeof lead improvrs. The rain-making experiments so far liwj been unavailing. The weather to-night is cloudy. Received 21, 1.6 a.m. Sydxey, June 23. The Broken lliil and Stephens Greek supply gaveoof.u f . suddenly to-day and | operations all aim g the Una lode, excepting tbe British which will probably close to-morrow, ceased. The Proprietary Company is arranging to obtun a supply from the adjoining closed mines and o'her aouroei and hope to restart in a few days. Meantime underground work will be kept going. There is still sufficient water ava'hb'e for a fortnight for domestic purpasi s. Tbe first train from South Australia, supplied under arrangement with the New Sjuth Wales Government, s'arts to-morrow. The co3t Kill be 37s 6d per 1000 gallons. The New Sju'.h Wales Government wired a departmental offer at Barrier to make all arrangements against famine. Closing the mines rendered idle 5000 men.