AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 51, 19 February 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TIMBER STRIKE ENDED. Sydney, February 18. The limber strike has ended." The men will resume work this morning ponding the Arbitration Court's decision of the dispute. The Court will consider the rival claims early next month. Received I'Yh. 18, 11.40 p.m. Sydney, February 18. The casual hands of the timber trade resume work nl Is l'/od per hour, an advance of !%(!. The other employe-/* resume work unconditionally, pending arbitration.

DUTY OS TEA. Received Feb. 10, 0.57 a.m. Melbourne, February 18. The Federal Semite reduced the size of packets of tea upon which the twopence per pound duty is levied from twenty to live pounds. _

QUEENSLAND POLITICS, Brisbane, February 18. The following new Ministry has been sworn in:—Mr. Kidston, Premier and Chief Secretary; Mr. Airey, Treasurer; Mr. Barlow, Minister for Instruction; Mr. Blair, Altorney-(ieneral and Minister for Mines; Mr. Bell, Minister for Lands; Mr. Hawthorne, Home Secretary; Air. O'.Sullivan, Minister for Agriculture; Mr. Kerr, Alinister for Kailways and Works. The bust two named haw seats in the I'-ppcr House. The Cabinet consists of eight salaried Ministers instead of six. as previously. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. ■■ Sydney, February 18. A man named Kirk, living at "Broken Hill, shot his wife dead with a revolver and afterwards wounded a man named Hocking, it is believed fatally. Kirk has been arrested. The motive for the deed was jealousy. A FATAL FIRE. -., , .Sydney. February IS. Through tin. burning of a small coffage at Miuth. fhrec children named Wilson, whose ages ranged from fifteen MOntlis to six .years, were burned to death. A man named Jennings made n gallant attempt at rescue, and saved one child. SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BYE-ELECTION Adelaide, February 18The long disputed election for the Angas seat in the Senate is. at last decided. Mr. Vardon'a return is now assured. He has received 45,582 votes to Mr. O'Loughlin's 38,923. Only a few returns have. yet. to come in.

- DIIETnUCTIVE CYCLONES. Brisbane, February fS. A cyclone at Barcaldine demolished four buildings and damaged several others. C'hillagoe wus also visited by a cyclone. The, damage is valued at .£IOOO.