AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 45, 18 March 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

am EXCHANGE RATE, Received 18, 0.5 a.m. Sydney, March 17. The Sydney and Melbourne banks have reduced the buying rate of exchange ou London by 5s and increased the .selling rate by the same amount. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. Received 18, 0.5 a.m. Melbourne, March 17. The Postmaster-General stated that he was unable to give au consideration whatever to wireless schemes for another year.

COMMONWEALTH'S POPULATION. Received 18, 0.5 a.m. Sydney, March 17. The population of the Commonwealth at th» end of last year was 4,275)304, an increase for the year of 78,207. CRICKETERS FAREWELLED. Received 17, 11.45 p.m. Sydney, March 17. A big crowd farewefled the local contingcut of Australian eleven on their departure for England. LABOR AT LOGGERHEADS. Received 17, 1.45 p.m. Sydney, March 17. , Trouble is threatened between the Amalgamated Miners' Association and , combined unions on the Barrier over the - .latter'* action regarding non-unionllU i in the Junction North case. A scctleo -5 of the men claim that they have be»n been sold on the non-unionist queitiPh, < A NEW ZEALANDEIt'S SUICIBB/ 9 Received 17, 11.4.1 p.iu, .jsH Sydney, March 17.5 M At the inquest on the liody of PMnH baing.a verdict of suicide was returnfHH A pocket, book, found on the elotUjH of deceased, contained an entry ttwH he intended to do atvav with hlinMljlfl

A witness deposed that Laing on twi morning of his death said he had btjß placed in a very awkward position ing to money expected from New land not arriving. *8 _ ■ >l* FURTHER QUEENSLAND TRAGEDY. Brisbane, March 17. A ivagedy occurred n-ear Port Dong- .* las. A ifarin hand named Donelly quir- : rellM with and .shot a. cook named MM*- > Donia?d, ajid' thou shot Ivimself. Don* elly is dotid. whitat MneDonaM in in ft < serious condition l . j

i AX ANTI-SOCIALIST SCHOOL. ! Melbourne, March 17. ! TJio council of the Employers' Fcd*W- ' 'lion hhs divided to estal\U*li no »njl iSoeialmt school ior the purpose of di«* s wiwunjt the }>ropo8»il» put forwaii iy 5 the Labor Party and tine Socialists. ' THE BROKEN IllOfi TROUBLE. T . , , Sydney, March 17. * L lidei the Junction North mine get a H foment Hi*' ri>mll>ined unions under- i took not to interfere with any non- ■ unionists employed liy the Barrier ' insnes. ■' tit "f*- * ' STBICTUHKS OX A CIIURCH. „ -Me)bourne, -Afarelt 17, '■ „ Hodges, in ordering tie J Rev. Murdoch's irelease, said he was no •* respecter of creeds. Alt were the Mime ,'|j lie-fore the law). Ho had a profound re- • fpept lor the !l>resl>vterian Church, but 'D it hud been reserved for that body to s i set nn exam'ple to the less educated '3 and (poorer memlbei's' of the community t-l i m endeavoring to Id.'fy the law and de- '-"I feat justice. ]f the I'rcsSivterv h«<l come to Court 171 the same altitude 'i they might, lwve been lodged with the M Rev. Murdoch.