AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 274, 13 November 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ANGLICAN SYNOD'S REQUEST.

Received 13, l.io n.ra. S.vdncy, November 12. llie Anglican .Synod carried a moijo equesting the next general synod t ake action for the removal, so far a Australia is concerned, of the obligatio -V> ll^ rgic " 1 HSe of t,le "Quieunqu i iilt. ll 'J'lie decision was arrived a argely because of the resolution pas; .'u at the Lambeth Conference, to th ill cot that the several churches of th Anglican Communion might decide fc Jflemsclves what in their varying c ii .'umstances was desirable, VICTORIA'S SURPLUS. Received 13. 1.10 a.m. ... -Melbourne, November 12. h'r IJiomas Rent, State Premier, i fouwe of a speech, announced th. lurplus of the year to be £440,000. KAURI TIMBER - cojll'ANY. Melbourne, November 12 ,J'° ,u,ri ..I'imber Co. announces nir ? ' to w a dividend . > l'er cent. Company's financial positio nent r l l 7 rCa i tI r V ,I T' oveJ b . v tlie jw.v "tut of the debenture debt. Tlin di rectors report that a re-valuation o ihe comply s assets will furnish sufli :-ient to wipe out the deprecmi>" rcimt of .t'220.000. This mean., ; ,< '■ t nidation of the company's forest re suited most satisfactory, owni" to tin ?are willi which the timber had 1,,.,., fonnenyd, and to the increased vnlir. [>f Kauri pme. AUSTRALIAN BLACKS FOUND DEAD. , ~ Perth, November 12. the bodies of seven natives, whic) have apparently been dead for a week were found in the lmsh near Laverton wo had been partly eaten by do™, the police are investigating the mat t<*r, nut there are no details available QUEENSLAND'S HARVEST. ~ Brisbane, November 12. Tile harvest prosperts here are hi"lih favorable. The official estimate oA r /i< wheal yield is that there ivill be ai average yield of about ten bushels. THE HURRAY RIVER. Melbourne, November 1« Oi®.Premiers of New Soufj, n f PB \i. toiia and South Australia havo figae.l an amended agreement regarding the waters of the river Hurray

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