AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 301, 16 December 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

A <:o>'F.RNOR'S RIGHTS. Received 15, 10.08 p.m. Brisbane, Last Night. Answering a question in Hie Assembly whether the Governor had received "i reply from Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for the Colonies, to the resolution parsed last session dealing with the Governor's action in granting a dissolution, Mr. Kidston said the House had made no representations to Hie Home authorities on the subject. The Governor had forwarded the resolution to Lord Crewe and received a confidential reply. The fact that the Governor wis not recalled indicated that the Home authorities approved his conduct.

JAM FACTORY DESTROYED. Sydney, December j». The Stanmure jam factory was completely destroyed. The loss is estimated at .U5U00.. A CHARGE RlOtTTIOl). Sydney, Decern her J.'i. In reply to a ,|iicstion asked in the New South Wales Assembly, the Frcniier, Mr. ("'. (I. Wade, said it was hardly 'accessary to say (hat there was no foundation lor (lie statement that (he Stale Government was run by Freemasons. Til 10 WJOSTRAUAX STORM. Perth, December lii. ■ I'ntil coinniunicafiou is restored it is impossible to guage the extent of the pearling disaster. " It is beli-ved that three whiles and a dozen colored men have been drowned. Thirty-four luggers are missing.