AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 308, 3 January 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

deceived Jan, 3j 0.3 a.m. Sydney, January i. Owing to a section ot the employees j in the i'acilic ami Khondda collieries, ' ieiaibii dstrct, Dudley colliery 'at I'harlestown, and Killingworth colliery ' near Heat Wallsend, ceasing work, the mines have been thrown idle. The cause ' of the trouble is the rate ot wages to be paid ironi to-day. Melbourne, January 2. 'ihe number ot live stock in Victoria last year were—Horses -lol>,ooo, dairy i cows 701,000, other cattle 1.113,000, i sheep tswijio 22ll,0(H). i Sydney, Burglars entered Anthony Hordern's premises and secured jcweJtcjy valued ut £240. They escaped by unhinging ft door. * '

Tpm Burrows beat Lis own ; cluliswinging record of 01 hours 30 minutes uy two minutes. Captain U'jJliaiuSj local manager of tlie Union S.S. Company, speaking at the Newcastle regatta, complained that the coal-loading facilities at Newcastle hud not kept, pace with the trade. The Union Company would build Luge vessels if the Government helped them to get the steamers in and out of port. They could not depend on obtaining prompt coaling at Newcastle.

Ihe police state that since the new Liquor Act caine into operation sly-grog selling has largely Increased, and that tile methylated spirits drinking evil is spreading.

Tlie State revenue for the last halfyear was £7,191,000, a n increase of .€027,000 over the corresponding period of last year. The railway revenue increased by £303,000. A sum of £1,096,°OO was returned from the Commonwealth, an increase of £510,082. TheJ —' year's revenue was £14,013,086- an in orease of £899,992. Sydney bank etel" ings for the year totalled £234,170,000 an increase of £13,390,000. Melbourne, January 2. The man Hunt, who lost, his memory some time ago, has now regained it and recognised his wife. Sunstroke caused the lapse of memory. The Commonwealth Meteorological Bureau comes into existence today. Adelaide, January 1. Tlie harvest is proving- better than was expected. ;

Brisbane, January 1 ' The Assembly lias dissolved. An attempt was made to wreck a. ;rain near Tinro. A dog spike wg« Iriven between two rails. The train lassed safely over. ,