AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 85, 6 May 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

!y A BEQUEST DECLINED. J ~.' 'Received May . r >, 11.2 p.m. 9 il ' Sydney, M«y 5. -j A deputation representing the Labor a il. Couneil, the .Seamen's Union, and tfca 1 t . Merchant (Service Guild asked Mr. Wade, Jj ;) State Premier, to return the certificate M 'y of Ilensen, captain of the Dtinmore, S !,' which was suspended in connection with II u. the naval launch disaster, they eon- Tj lt sideling he had been harshly treated. r Mr. Wade deelineil. lie could see no ]j ~l grounds for re-opening the case. , ~ A CIIARfiE WITHDKAiWX. ": v Received May 5, 0.2 p.m. '! Sydney, May 5. The police to-day withdrew the charge 3 against Moloney, who was arrested on j a charge of stealing cash and jewellery i to the value of .tt(4, the property of Mrs. Martin, of Hamilton, Xew Zealand, < „ on or about March 18, as Mrs. Martin • l( , had not obtained an original warrant , ~ for the arrest of accused in .Xew Zea- j „ land, and as Moloney did not intend to I s return to Xew Zealand the police here \ could not obtain a provisional warrant, . PIBE AT XORFOLK ISLAXD. ', Beceivcd 6, 1.10 a.m. ' Sydney, May 5. ' The Xorfolk Island post office and prl« J son have been destroyed by fire. - i, j THE TABMAXIAX ELECTIOXS. •'! Received 0, 1.10 a.m. j t Hobart, May 5. i- Mr. t'ruquhart, Colonial Treasurer, t i. was defeated. Twelve Labor members , were elected, as against seven for the last Parliament. \ ii REI)EMITOItI,sT.S' SUPERIOR ,j , -fiEXEKAL. i Sydney, May S. .. Advice has been received that Father • e Patrick Murray, Provincial o( the Order ■ p in Ireland, Australia and Xew Zealand, .- i> has been elected Superioi-d'eiieral of the |j liomau Catholic Order of Redemptorlste S throughout tin. world. S WOOL TRADE WITH .lAPAX. 1 s Sydney. May 5. i The first shipment of Australian-made * wool tops is about to be made to Japan. J It is to lie followed by a regular month- J ly shipment. ' 3