AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 98, 22 May 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

MARRICKVILLE STATION MYSTERY ] Received 22, 0.4S a.m. f. Sydney, May 21. -3 ' Kerr, (-barged with stealing £BO, the 1 property of the Railway Commissioner! -" at the Marrickvillc station, was die- -J charged, on the ground of there being a ija lack of tangible evidence. Jg [Early on the morning of the slb;r3| inst., Kerr, who was night officer at 3 Marrickvillc railway utation, was found.vj gagged and bound. He stated that, '-'j bearing a knock, he opened the door and -'J received a blow from a man who enter- ]j cd. A struggle followed. A second man A then appeared. It was further alleged J that after gagging and htading Kerr, j the burglars rilled the safe of £2B In -'! coin and stamps and relieved Kerr of «. two gold watches and the cash he had on 1 his person. The burglars then decamp- -j ud. Kerr was afterwards arrested oq "J a charge of stealing the, money from the 3 safe.]

FEDERIU., POLITICS. Received 22, 0.45 a.ui, Sydney, May 21. At a meeting of the National Protection League, Sir John Lyae declared, that he did riot like the secret work going on. If Mr, Dcnkin would stand with him they could hold the whip hand. If merged into the Cook. Party, they would be smothered by numbers. H« would support Mr. Deakin, but not follow him iu intriguing. THE HARRIER STRIKE. Received 22, 0.43 a.m.

Adelaide, May/ 21. A deputation of employees aTlho Port • Pirio works informed the mauogeiqrnt " ot lliv Proprietary Company tfcat the strike had beon declared qff, W only .so ' far as Port Pivie \vas concerned. This mean* (ho three furnaces will be restarted immediately. ANOTHER PLAGUE CASE. Adelaide, May 21. A sailor on a coastal vessel (lied o( , scpticaemie plague.