AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8000, 12 December 1905, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Received 12, 0.12 a.m. Adelaide, December 11, The Governor's speecli in proroguing Parliament contained a sentence re- . grotting tkat measures of very groat importance .which passed the Assembly did not b.-come law. This inconsod the members of the Opposition and tho Council who consider such a> refcronce was hardly constitutional. Mkluouhnk, December 1L In the House of Representatives the Trades Marks Bill was finally j passed. Received 12, 0.12 a.m. Sydney, Dccombor 11. Before tho Railway Commissioa Mr f North, proprietor of the Irondale Colliery, gave ovidence of the accept, ance of h\s tender of 4s 6d por ton. The coal was approved by all the Railway Commissioucrsbutthcmochanij cal engineer and railways condemned it. Ho had roasou to believe that tho tests of his coal were not fair, the Irondale coal being equal to any other in the Western district, Rather than. , loso the contract he offered to> supply coal as low as 3s 6d a toff. The Commissioners were paying tha Lithogrow Coal Association 2s 9d a. ton in excess of what small consumer* paid. A certain company offered bin* £IOOO a year if he would close Lis mine. deceived 12, 1.10 a.m. MnuioimxF., DecomberH. Sir W. Lyne moved tho second wading of the Manufacturers Encourage-' tnfut Bill, formerly known as thelrogMV Bonus duties The debaflS^lSi^HHHfll