AUSTRALIAN NEWS.
TASMANIA-KIRK WALL COLLISION. Received 17, 10.55 p.m. London, December 17. The Admiralty Court found the barque Tasmania alone to blame for sinking the steamer Kirkwall in the English _ Channel on August 12th. The judge held that the Tasmania failed to stand by or lower a boat. [The crow of the Kirkwall was saved. The Tasmania was considerably knocked about.] territorial arm v. Received 17, 10.55 p.m. London, December 17. I Hi'. Haldane's Territorial Arniv aow exceeds 200,000. STATU COAL MINK KILL. Received 18, 0.10 a.m. Adelaide. Last Night.. The Legislative Council threw out the Hill providing for the purchase of a State coal mine. .MINIMUM WAGES BILL. Received 17, 10.45 p.m. Sydney, December 17. Tile Assembly passed the Minimum Wage Bill. The minimum for boys anl girls was fixed at 4s weekly. The Labor Party fought for ss. The Premier (Mr. Wade) argued it was a piece of experimental legislation. If the experience proved that the proposal might be safely done the minimum could be raised.
LASCARS' KKKK FIGHT. Iteeeived 17, 10.45 p.m. Sydney, December 17. The Lascars who look part in Wednesday night's melee, after n night in tile cells, consented to return to their ship, the P. and 0. Mongolia. The ehargo of desertion was withdrawn. Two were charged with assault and lined. GUiIDUiGEKS FOR XKW /A : Sydney, Dccemb. i A party of forty-eight Dalniiuians, who intend In work on Ihc'guiiilields, left liv the Manuka for Xew Zeafaud. TIIH B.KEXNWX MONO-KAIL. Melbourne, December 17. The Stale Government has been asked bv the Federal .Minister for External A Hairs whether it is prepared to take up the lirennan mono-rail righU in accordance with the inventor's oft'er. This is viewed as an indication that the F»,lcral Government does not feel justified in accepting the inventor's terms. THE WISSTI! ALTAX STORM. Perth, December 17. Fragmentary details of the pearling disaster continue to filler through. •Xearly thirty lives are known to have Wn lost. Twenty-six men nre still missing.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 303, 18 December 1908, Page 2
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