Australian Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 29, 4 February 1904, Page 4

Australian Notes.

A number of cattle have been found dead near Townsville, Queensland. It is thought that they died from pleuro. The Tasmaiiian Minister for Education has deckled to .junction the el-cetion of qualilied females as members of school baands of advice. While bathing ill fhe Hunter River, New South Wall's, a travelling shooting] gallery proprietor named Henry '1 indaie was drowned.

Since the inception of the public battery system in Wes't Australia. 13V,"i1l lons of ore have lieen treated, for l!).'l,OSK!oz of gold, vahied at «723,5»!t3.

'Hie -fnml ojn-nrel by the Mayor ol Launceston in aid ol' tin.- family oi the late Captain C-areington," who was killed in tile collision between the Coogee ant! Fortunate Figari, has reached £241.

A native police assistant at Northampton, WVst Australia, who developed a nWillia lor stealing horses ami riding thorn till thev were blocked up, using live in this manlier, Has Ika-ii sentenced to two years' imprisonment ami a floimincr of 12 -strokes.

Trawling operations are shortly to be commenced in West Australian walets by Mr Oxley, m>sk>r contract wilh the West Australian Covernmeiit. The experiment will be continiied for a period of 11! months, and the inspector of fish, Ties hopes that a suitable trawling-groiind will lie discovered, as the result would revolutionise the v.hole of the indtis-

Successful experiments at the do vemment cool ..tores, Melbourne, how that fruit can he stored and treated there at IM per caS e. The Minister for Agriculture, Mr Taverner, considers that this has solved fru'it H !' V °! tk " lli '" K With sur P lll « -f, ' I,a!i •**>» Jlroved, he savs, , l»'oix-'rly picked n iid packed can be kept in cool chambers for three or months as fresh as when it leaves the 'trees.