AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 208, 18 September 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydnbi, September 17. The Treasurer denies the rumour that New South Walei proposes to place a half-million 4 p>r cent, loan on the local market at the end of the present month. The Admiral sails in the flagship for Singapore to-day, During a drunken row among the crew of the Frarch barque St. Louia a sailor named Ducroze fatally stabbed another sailor.

In giving evidence before a Oomrait'tae which is inquiring into thu gambling evil, a well-known iurf agent estimated that Sydney bookmakers had an annual turnover of £3,408,000. He advocated licensing bookmakers and a ten per cent tax on their .turnover. Heavy rain is falling in the Broken Hill district. The streets are flooded and'the creeks running bank high. There has been a useful fall over a large portion of the inferior, spreading to the coastal districts. Bains alfao set in at Sydney yesterday and continues. Queensland reports good ruin in the sou'.h-weafcern districts, and South Australia very heavy in the far north. Tae Telegraph, in N commending Mr Seddon's prop mal for curtailment of public expenditure to the attention of the New South Wales Government, says that the colony's production oon» tiou.es to expand, and that New Zealand is about the most prosperous of the Australasian group, and might more safely than most, if not all the others, financially anticipate its future. Instead of doing that, and taking the chance?, Mr S°ddon adopts a course of 80 trimming his expenditure-down that the couutry can almost its income. That is a patriotic * course, inasmuch as it evidences the Premier's s urdy determination that the country shall show its ability to live on what it earns, and is commendable for the further reason tint it indicates the will and capability of the Government which, hitherto, has largely followed a policy involving liberal expenditure, to grapple with the task and take the responsibilities of thrifty administration.

Melbourne, September 17. Mr Beaz-ly was elected Speaker of the Assembly. The Secretaries of the Seamen's Unions at Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide have sent a joint letter asking the Steamship-owners Federation to renew the existing agreement for another year. It is understood the request will be complied with. Hobabt, September 17. The Assembly reduced the AgentGeneral's salary to £4OO. Brisbane, September 17. The Mayoress and another lady aw the first lady representatives of the Government oa the Hospital Board. j Received 17. \0.12 p.m. Brisbane, September 17. The new ministry has been sworn in las follows: ! Premier and Chief Secretary of Railways, Mr Morgan. Mines and Works, Mr Browne. Treasurer, Kindaon, Agricultural and Home Secretary, Mr Denham. » Liuds, Mr Bell. Attorney-General, Mr Blair. Eduoition, and Leader of Government in Upper House, Hon. Barlow. Reoeived 18, 0.8 a.m. Sydney, September 17. A strong easterly gale has been blowing with heavy rain all day and still continues, Shipping has been delayed. Norfolk Island, September 17. The Southern Cross kfc to-day on her maiden trip to the Islands. Melbourne, September 17. Silled: "Vicoria. Received IS, 0.69 p.m. i Hobabt, September 17.

Lord Binlurly has cabled to the Governor, congratulations on lasmania's Centenary. Brisbane, February 17.

Heavy raius have fallen in the Southern and Central divisions. Tbe Mitchell River is lining rapidly, and a big flood is expected, Tba Poreupin" plains are ffojded, and the water is over the Central railway at several places.