AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 47, 20 March 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

presentation to cloverxor's ])ai;(;tiiku. Received 20, 1 a.m.. Sydney, Martli 111. The women of New South Wales have .presented the (loveiuor's daughter with! a diamond bracelet valued at 1 £SOO. TAX)XIi STATE IMPORTS. f!ecciv,ed .20. 1 a.m. Sydney. March Id. Advices have been received that the Privy (\>iuicil lias refused the application of the New South Wales Government for leave of appeal against the decision of the High Count, which decided ■lli-.it the t'onmioinwcalth. had now « to tax Stale import,*. The applica.tion arose out of .Sir Joseph. Oarruthcrs' famous seizure of wire netting in defiance of the Custom* officials.

THE BROKEN HILL AWARD. Received 10. 10.31 p.m. Sydney, March 10. A meeting of the directors of the. .Proprietary Company decided to test the validity oi Mr. Justice Biggins' Broken Hill arbitration award before the- High Court at the earliest possible date.

1 SITCCESSI'VL TRAWLING. Received 10, 10.31 p.m. i Sydney, February 19. The Federal tirawler returned from its first practical trip along the coast. It (wiighit several tons of splendid fish. \ anous grounds were visited. All were found well stocked with fish. The Director of Fisheries is highly satisfied, both ,ni regard to the trawler's work and the vield.

UNEASINESS OVER A BOAT. Received 19, 10.31 p.m. , ' Sydney, Ma'Tch 19. | IneawnesK k felt regarding the safety of the ship Australian, which is 113 days out. from Ar.iai-I.ton to Sydney lb is thought that light trim ™«y have caused the prolongation of her voyogp. DROWNED IX A WIXE TANK. Adelaide, March 1(1. A man fell into a tank of wine at Seppctit's winery and was drowned. | THE SIIIPPIXCI AGREEMENT. Melbourne, March 10. I'mler the new agreement between tiro steamship owners ami (ihe Federated Seamen* I'uion. wages remain the same as under the old agreement, but concessions are made as regards holidays and overtime.

AtVRDER TX WEKTRAMA. Pert),. March 18. A man named Scott kilted his wife at. iropkhtlmrni. Slie had been living apart, from Scott. Tie fiwretcd hiin- | self m tin. house where his wife was fcttiyimp, and, cntriiinp lier unaware, stalled Ji'ev to death. THE PLAttFE. I Xcwcasllo, March 1!). The illness of the ma-,i who wi>. eninxsoi at Woarn's iloiirmili in ■•' '-.•. I rata liii*. been diagnosed as pl;:;ji-. A nnWLARK' TTAITi. Sydney. March in. removed a safe from tlie Eminrc Hotel al Tnverell and secured Ciidi) in moncv al „l valuables. Tliov threw tire safe into the river.

SEAMEN'S IXSTITI'TE. Sydney, March 10. Admiral Sir Hurry Tiawson laid the inundation of the additions |o the Seamen's Institute. Suhseviplions include a donation of Coll from the Vnior, Company. I wni-STi.iNf: niAMPinxsinr. i Melbourne. Afnroll in (leorje Ifaekenstlrtnidt. the Ttnssian wre>ller. and Frank floti-h. the Amorimil. are unable (~ , llp( . t . ~,„.;, <•<, week. _ the date of Iheir hmiel, for the championship of the world is (o be ar ranged latfr. ' j