AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 173, 24 July 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PEE PRESS AggOCIATIO*. Stdsey, July 38. With reference to the cable about Australian farmers settling in Canada, statements were made io the Legislative Assembly that Canadian, Argentine, and Brazilian farmers were at present in Australia looking for land. The Hon. W. P. Crick, who had ben asked to make his Land Bill serve the needs of settlement in view of tbe Canadian report, said he did not know anything about the farmers who were reported to be seeking land there. The half-yearly report of the Broken Hill Proprietary Mine shows net profits at £57,660, of which the dividend absorbed £48,000.

Further rich finds are reported at Nuggsty Gully, sbowiog prospects of five ounces par dish. Melbourne, July 23. In the House an amendment to the Naval Bill, to limit the operations of the fleet to Australian waters, was negatived.

Sir E, Hutton reporting on the trans-con'inental railway, said it would be of unquestionable value from a military standpoint. The potential value of the gold fields, and the vast extent of unoccupied lands in Western Australia rendered that portion of Austfftlia a most valuable place to foreign nations, but owing to the want of an army of eufficient strength and p-oper eqirpment, the railway under present conditions would confer no advantage to Australia,

Beoeived 28, 9.56 p.m. Melbourne, July 23. Glanfitld and Harv.y were sentenced to death, with a strong recommendation for mercy, for the murder of Glanfield's baby, whose body was found in a box in a cretk.

Beoeived 23,11.21 p.m. Stone r, July 23. Arrived early, the Whangape from Timaru. Sailed this morning, after docking, the Essex for Auokland. Beoeived 24,1.30 ajn.

Sydney, July 28. The value of silv. r, tin, copper, lead, and coal exported from the State for the half year, shows a total increase of £159,000 as compared with the corresponding half year.

1 Beoeived 23,11.47 p.m. Melboubhb, July 28, In the HousQ the Naval Agreement Bill passed through committee, and wm reported without amendments. Ttaa third reading is fixed for Tuesday. Sir E. Btrton moved the second reading of the Bill, providing for the Commonwealth taking over the administration of New Guinea. In the course of a lengthy explanation, he said it wus proposed to change the name to Papua, as being more suitable. Later on he would movea Bill providing for trade preference for New Guinea.