AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 297, 10 December 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

•JOURNALISTS ON STRIKE. Received 10, 1.10 a.m. Perth, Last Night. The old trouble over the accommodation of the Press in Parliament House led to a recurrence 0/ the jourci&ligts' strike.

FEDERAL CAPITAL SITE. Melbourne, December 9. Tile Federal Senate, after a long stonewall, passed the Capital Site Bill, continuing the selection of the YasaCauberra site, by 17 votes to 11.

LETTER-STAMPING MACHINE. Melbourne, December 9.

A Bill authorising the use of an auto, ma tie letter-stamping machine, invented in New Zealand, has been read a second time in the Federal House of Representatives.

SYDNEY'S LORD MAYOR. Received It), 1.10 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. 'Hie Bill to amend the Post and Telegraph Act to permit the use of an autoate. The Kill will be taken 110 further New: Zealand, was formally read 1 second time and committed to the Sen:iate. The Bill will, be taken no further thi-i session.

Received 10, 1.10 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. Alderman Taylor has been elected U>rd Muvor.

TRADE WITH CANADA. Melbourne, December 0. In the Federal Senate the President stated that negotiations were proceeding with Canada 011 the question of preferential trade, but there were not at a stage when it was desirable to disclose them in tire House.

COMMONWEALTH AND STATES. Melbourne, December 0. A return has been presented in the Federal Parliament showing that the value of properties transferred by the Stales to the Commonwealth since the federation is .-CI),(148/100.

AISTKALIA'S DEI'EXC'K. •Melbourne, December <). In the l*6deral 11.111*C nf Representatives l!ii- Minister iu eharye of tin* He, ic.iee Mill admitted the necessity of n J-' ; '" h ral rei'iwiniiiition of the forei-s.