AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 131, 1 July 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

A IMCH FIND. Received June 30, 5 p.m. l'erth, June 30. n A pearl recently found at Broome was sold for £1750.. ' OBITUARY. J Received June 30, 5 p.m. Sydney, June 30. A cable has been received announcing | the death at Bournemouth oi Thomas Hudson, tile well-known theatrical manager. NEW SOUTH WALKS DREADNOUGHT j FUND. 1 1 Received June 30, 0.5 p.iu. Sydney, June 30. Sir Samuel JlcCaugiiey has given £ilo,ooo to the Dreadnought fund.

TIIE VAN SPILBERGEN. < | \ Received June 30, 9.5 p.Jn. Sydney, June 30. The Van Spilbergen has been docked, but no serious damage has resulted from lier going aground. SIIEEPBIIEEDERS' SHOW. Received June 30, 10.41 p.m. June 30. At the sheepbreeders' show record entries were received, there nearly 000, as compared with 581 last year. The increase is more noticeable in British breeds. John Nixon (Canterbury) secured champion in Border Leicester ranis under two years and over one year; Doughtwaite a first and two seconds in Border Leicester rums, and two thirds in ewes. Nixon took three seconds in Border Leicester rams, and three, thirds in ewes.

BANK RECONSTRUCTION. Received July 1, 1.5 a.m. Sydney, Last Night. Tile Australian Joint Stock Bank directors have decided to reconstruct. The present shareholders will bo given i'l sluures in tile new concern against their uncalled liability of ±'3 10s per share. -Au'angeinents wUI also be maae w holders of inscribed stock to lake up shares if they desire in new share capital of the Bank, which, it is understood, will be called the Austriili.nl Bank ot' Commerce, the capital being £3,532,000.

KIVEII AdAIX IX FLOOD. Received July 1, 1.5 a.m. Sydney, Ijist Night. The river Tocnmwal again rose rupidly to-niglit over 20 icct. Sa:ul-liags were used to prevent the river from breaking its hanks iind Hooding the town. A few of the outlying resiliences were surrounded and the inmates hitil to remove inland. Miles of the lowlands are' submerged. OBITUARY. Received July 1, 1.5 a.m. Perth, Last Night. Advices liavo been received ol the dentil of Sir George Shraton, exPresident of the Legislative Council. 1 COAL BRIQUETTES. Perth, June 30. Sir Joseph Ward was shown briquettes made by a local invention from West]|ort coal. He advised the inventor to proceed to New Zealand and push the invention. SOLICITOR'S DEFALCATION'S. Sydney, June 30. Robert Brandeth Parry, a well-know.il Sydney solicitor, was sentenced to iive years' imprisonment for theft of money belonging to the trustees of the Grand Lodge of Druids. His defalcations amounted to over £.10,000.

THE BENT LAND INQUIRY. Melbourne, June 30. Tiie Sir Thomas JJe-nfc Lands Inquiry Commission lias been interrupted by the refusal of the Hon. Maekay, tin exMinister, to disclose what took place in Cabinet. The chairman held that a King's Commission to inquire into the actions of a Minister would override an oath taken by a member ojj joining tht; Cabinet, and that the Governor woi'ld be requested to give permission to Air. ■tate what he knows. I QUARANTINE ACT, Melbourne, Jmiv 'JO. under the Federal arrow.