AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 129, 29 June 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SUPPOSED SUICIDE CASE. Received 21), 0.5 a.m. Sydney, June 28. An inquest was held 10-da.y on the body of an unknown man, about thirty years of age, with a gunshot wound ill his head, found at Prospect reservoir. Amongst a number of almost obliterated entries in his pocket-book, was one dated May 2S: "Leaving Wellington tonight." Another showed that he had a small account with a Sew Zealand bank, which on May 15 was increased to the extent of t'oO received by cable. It is supposed to 'be a case of suicide. An open verdict was returned. GOVERNOR OF NEW CALEDONIA. Sydney, June 28. Advices from Noumea state that M. ISoiihourc, late Governor of French Guiana, has been appointed Governor ol New Caledonia. THE SALVATION ARMY. Sydney, June 28. A cable from General Wooth announces that Commissioner and Mrs. Hay have been appointed to command tile Salvation Army in Australasia. AUSTRALIAN WKKAT RETUKXS. Syd'iey, dune 28. Tile actual returns show that the New South Wales wheat crop yielded 15,483,000 bushels, an average of 11.1 per acre. A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SURPLUS. Adelaide, dune 28. The Premier announced that "ne expects the year to end with a surplus of over MOO.OOO. lie proposes to construct 301) miles, of railway and open up three million acres of land. THE VAN SPILISEItGEN. _ Brisbane, June 28, At the preliminary inquiry concerning the grounding of the Van" Rpilbergon, tin. pilot attributed the accident to a current setting the vessel oil' her course. ATTACKED BY AN ELEPHANT. Brisbane, June. 28. A man named Harry Dale, employed at Wirths' circus, was attacked by an enraged elephant and crushed to death. Defeased came from Invercargill. ,