AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 141, 12 June 1908, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

BECOMMENDED TO MERCY. Sydney, June 11. lireen, sentenced to death for the murder of a girl near Maitland.iu April, has been recommended to metcy on the ground of. insanity. RISE IN BOTTERSydney, .lune 10. Here has been another rise of 4s per cwt fa the price of butter, making a tote] advance of 10* for the week. GOOD BAINS. Melbourne, June IIUood rains during the past two days fcave assured the safety of the wheat crop for the winter.

SCARCITY OF MEAT. Melbourne, June 11Owiag to the scarcity and high prices of meat the conditions for the importation of QneeMland cattle to Victoria hate been modified. POSTAL GRANTS. ' Melbourne, June 11. The Deputy-Postmasters of the States submitted to the federal Postmaster General estimates of expenditure reipiir «d for necessary work-. The amoiin's totalled £750,000. Owing to Treasury restrictions the amount of the grants -was oily a little over half the eStinmtea. A HANDSOME PRESENT.

Melbourne, June 11. Tie Rev. Dill Mackay, Presbyterian m •bout to visit Enjrtaml. The Protestant bodies of t"« nave P^Ment,■ ,l liim with a che-pie (or £B7O in reeogni lion of bj» senk-rs to Christianity. WJI'TH CLIFTON" MIXK Sydney, June 11. Work hai been resumed at the smit'i llifton colliery. The dipper, abandon ed their demand to be allowed to elect the men to be promoted. SCIENTIFIC FARMIXU. Sydney, June 11. It ban lieen decided to establish chair? oJ Agriculture and of Veterinary Surg«ry at Sydney I'niversity. A CEXTEXAIUAX.

Holiart, .Fune 11. A man named .Tunics Clark ha- ju-1 died here at the a«e of 101. EARTHIJUAKK. f" MHliOurnc, June 11. There \v»* a distinct enrth trcnn>r at Kern Tree (tiillr. It fcnted a few seconds. No damage was done.

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