AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 130, 23 May 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

HOUSES FOU SOUTH-WEST AllilCA.

Received 23rd, 12.40 a.ni. Sydney, May 23. Ararngcmenti have been made to ship 600 ljoraes to German South-west Africa on behalf of the German Government, further shipments from Australia and 2iew Zealand will follow.

RECEPTION to KUBELIK. Sydney, May 22. Kubetik, the eminent violinist, received an enthusiastic vK'k-ome on his first appearance last night.

NEW GUINEA AH'AIKS. Melbourne, May 22.

Mr. Deakin, in reply to a ijwstion whether friction existed between German officials and Uritish miners in | Papua, said there had been no collision between the authorities. Certain British miners hod been working over country belonging to Germany, but bad paid the dues demanded without demur. flic Commonwealth Government had written to the Colonial Olliee asking it Ho arrange a meeting between the liritis'i kind German representatives to settle boundary and other matters.

XNX£ll-IMV£KUL SEW*. Brisbane, May ±i-

At a conference of tlic Associated Chambers of Commerce it was agreed jto co-operate with the Vancouver Chamber la an effort to toeure intjfZmperial new* exchanged between th* \aiious parU of ihc Empire.

the i-eauli.v; lnix>tuy. Brisbane, May 11.

A couimis-dun of m-piiry into tlrpearling industry lias commenced. Witnesses contend that the work eould not he carried on profitably by white labor, unless subsidised*

CHAItGE OF MURDER. Sydney, May 22. Jane Baikie has been formally charged trith murder. An impiest opens on Monday, when sensational development* arc expected.

DUTCH PATROL AMBUSHED. Sydney. May 22. News from the Ea*t states that natives ambushed a Dutch patrol at Klungkung, on the Inland of Bali, and killed an officer and four men. ami wounded twelve. A Dutch warship sul»jacijuently lK>inbarded Kbmgkung. The attack is attributed to repression of the opium traffic.