AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 166, 17 July 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

FEB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, July 15. Many representatives of the shipowners fear there will be trouble with the men at the end of the year. Everything, however, depends whether an improvement in the state of trade takes place. Adelaide, July 16. During a discussion in the Legislative Council on the Murray water question, Mr Addison said that if New South Wales and Victoria denied South Australia riparian rights, it would be the duty of the Government to said an army into the neignbouiing States to destroy the irrigatioa works. B. fore they resorted to that course he hoped the question would be brought before the Privy Council. Melbourne, July 16. The death is at the Beechworth Hospital for the Insane of Captain Chanter, husband of the late Mtb Scott Siddons, the actress. Chanter's health gave way during bis wife's visit in 1881. Perth, July 16. j Claw, who found " B bby Dizzier," [the biggest nugget in Western Aus tralia, has found two nuggets at Sharks of 210 ounces and 30 ounces. Keoeived 16. 11.8 a.m. Sydney, July 16. Mr Oarruthers' motion of cansure is BtiU being debated. Melbourne, July 16. Heavy rains have fallHn in the country, and there are floods in the lower portions. Oasterton is under water, 150 sheep being drowned on one station. Sir E. Barton stated to the House that the Government bad been asked to subsidise a line to Canada via the Cape and another line with terminal ports at Tacorna and Seattle, but declined to accede to the request. Reoelved 17, 0.57 am. Sidney, July 16, Cardinal Moran leaves for Borne on Monday. Arrived: Sierra from Auckland after a fast passage. Melbourne, July 16. Sailed: Mokoia. A resolu'ion authorising the amalgamation of the Lyell Companies was submitted to the Mount Lyell Shareholders to-day and passed unanimously. HoBiBT. July 16. Arrived this morning: Oorinthio. She sails at 9 a.m. to-morrow for Wellington and brings 9 Australian and 101 New Zealand passengers. Received 17. 0.67 a,m. Sydney, July 16. The Essex has been docked. Her damage consists of starting two tiers of rivets on each side, from number one to two and three hatches, As soon as repairs are effected, she returns to New Zealand to take up the July loading, Mr McGowan, while admitting the nefarious p-aotices mentioned in the Commission's report, agreed that political influence should cease. He moved, as an amendment to Mr Carrutheis' motion, to record appreciation of the aotion of the Minister for Works in instituting the inquiry and giving effect to recommendations of the Commission.