AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 133, 27 May 1908, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TIU-; MJiiU; TKSTI.MUNJAL. Sydney, .May 20. Contributions to the Noble testimonial in New South Wales and Victoria alone total L 2-00. KNTKKTAIXIM; Till: A.MEIiICAN sAii/ms. Sydney, .May 2(>. The City Council proposes to spend it- share entertaining the American licet. l-IIiKAUM ACCIDENTS. Sydney, May 20. .John and Leslie Smith Anderson and a boy named Crai<j were playing with a yun at -Munvillinibah. John, not knowing'it was loaded, pulled the tri#-u-er, ami Leilie was dead and Craig wa-" dangero\i-ly wouiuleu. At .Murrumli the daughter oi a j)olice wrueant. while handling her lathers revolver, ?«lw»l herself dead.

EUCIT KECL'EATIUNS. iSydney, -May 2li. The Herald, commenting on the sci'io\h I'lsiilts to New South Wah-s and niteen-liiml from the New /"aland Inut ions, says: )\ eoinse New Zealand is justified in seeing I hat il mc|s only clean Iniil. but this could be done without pulling ail arbitrary stop to a shipping trade. We hope tho Minister for Agriculture will lie able •to convince the'Doniiuiou tlwt 1 oas drastie regulatioiirs will ensure only clean fruit leaving New South Wales ports, 1

STRANGE DIVOHCE PROCEEDINGS.

Sydney, '.May 2li. 11l the l'oppctts divorce case, wherein Mr. a member of the Umiisc of Reprcscntalivcs was made conv])omlcnt. the Court dismissed l'rendci'"ast from the ease with costs against the" petitioner, holding that there was 110 evidence against him. The petitioner admitted writing a letter withdrawiiiil all charges against his wife and asking for compensation from Prendergast. TIIE Bit AYJiIiOOK DISASTER. Melbourne, May 2li. 'flic 'Bravhrook impiest lias been adjourned till dune -ith to allow a further test of the brakes to lie made.