AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 97, 21 May 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

j I WEATHER IN NEW SOUTH WALES, Received 20, 8.55 p.m. Sydney, May 29. » A still' nouth-westcrly gale, with heavy ■ sens, if prevailing. Coastal shipping la ! sheltering. ' Further useful rain has fallen and it spreading inland. AUTOMATIC STAMPING JIACUIXiC Received Jlay 21, 0.20 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. A satisfactory demonstration of an automatic stamping machine in use ti New Zealand was given before the Cham. • ber of Commerce. The Federal (Jou-rn-nieut intend to adopt the machine. A MINISTER'S IuiSIOXATION. Received Jlay 21, 0.20 a.m. ~ , , Sydney, Last Night. • Jlr. Aslitou lias resigned ns an honorary .Minuter owing to the pressure of private business. . BROKEN HILtTTROUBLE. Received May 21, 0.20 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. J he Broken Hill referendum rcuited m In 3 votes for and 1330 against rssum.ng work. Although the vote wai ostensibly only on the question of whether the Port Pirie men'g actios «e endorsed, the result is accepted af • deciding the Harrier trouble also. . DEATH OF A NUGGET J Received Jlay 21, 0-20 a.m. '" Mi'llmtirne, Last, Night. ' -■* Iraneis Webster, discoverer <ff tae - famous Welcome Nugget, died at thj,., 5 Ballarat Henevoleut Aavlmii, aged 1L . fie returned to Ballarat three Tea.., «j»;"' in poor health, and was compelled % '" seek the shelter of the asylum. -.- THE PRlcFoir RRAN. ~i Received May 21, 0.20 a.m. - Sydney, Last Night | limn lias been reduced to Xt 10s | per tun. -3 BEQUESTS TO HOSPITALS. 1 «. ■ . , Adelaide, Mav 10. 1 N'vcrni valuable city properties in i •'-c™,', '", "a™ been sold for j under the terms of « will. The J Adcliude Hospital received £21,000, (he J Children's Hospital c i o ,oon, and pri- $ i ale beneficiaries the Iralancc. | TRAINING XAVaTARTIFICERS. 4| Melbourne. Mav 18. -9 Nine artificers selected bv the Com- M monwcilth Government to lake linrl in M toe construction of the Austral! m de- M stroycrs liavc sailed f„ r London. 'M