AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 92, 14 May 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

J WILLIS' STATE OF HEALTH. ' Received 14, (1.5 Oa.ni. Sydney, May 13. Medical certificates show that Willis is suffering from nervous .prostration. The case in which he appears as a witness was adjourned till June 3rd. THE MOOT I.YELL PROFITS. Received 14, 0.50 a.m. Melbourne, May 13. Tile net profit of the -Mount Lyell Co. for tlie past half-year was Ai'l2o,lsS. llic dividend and bonus paid during the March period amounted to £103,000. A similar distribulon was'declared payable in June. MF.LIiOI'RNE HIDE MARKET. Heciiivcd 13, 0.50 a.m. ... Melbourne. May 13. 'Jlides—\ery linn. Kips and "lights '/« d to y,d advance. FEDERAL POLITICS. Melbourne, Mav 13. Mr. Dealcm declares he would not take office in a Government. LABOUR CANDIDATES IX COXGli ESS. ~, , , * Sydney, May 13. J lie Labour Candidates' Senate opened ivith a big meeting at the Protestant Hall. IXgiKASK IX Sl'iiAß PRICES, ~ Sydney. M.iv 13. The Colonial Sugar Company hits advanced its prices ss. THE PLAGUE. s .vdney. May 13. patient, who un Tuesday was reported to have contracted the plague, is (M>i)(], 1 ° Tliorill.E AT IIROKEX HILL. Sydney, May 13. Ilio of the Proprietary miniN bus informed the unions that the t oinpany is not willing to further discus-, conditions before resuming work. THE ( lll'Rcirs IXFLIT.XCE. , Sydney, May is. Mr. Andrew ]■, slier. Premier of the (onimoii wealth, referring to his rceep. 101 l at the Presbyterian Assembly, said l ie signs of the times pnintcii that lie churches as ;i whole were bringing i i "'"i l"'ar on improving | the lot of the uui^es. AFRAID (IF LAlloru, y, r , Sydney, May is. Air. (olliiis, a representative of llie London County Council, w visit i-o; ■Sydney, lie states that owing to the policy of the Labour Party, English capitalists are afraid of investing money in Australia. ' THE AVSTRALIAX XAVY, . Sydney, May 13. Mr. Fisher, Federal Premier,' referring to the question of naval defence, said if the Government remained in power: it is intended to supplement torpedo destroyers wjth cruisers on which to train our own men. A DRV SPELL. 1 Sydney, May 18 v The protracted absence of rain is I ha\ ing a bad iffitt on t,rop, and labour 1

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