AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 133, 3 July 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

> . A BOAT ARRESTED*. . x . ▼. Sydney, July 2. On the arrival oi the Victoria, detec-/ tives arrested a passenger named Walters, on a charge of sleep-stealing. sheep ix new soumjauag!?' - Rceived 3, 1.5 a.m. The ahta-p in New South Walw at the end of last year numbered 43,a2l),Uuo, a decrease of 1,130,000. ABOLISHING MARRIAGE AGENCIES. Melbourne, July 2. A Bill will be introduced into the State Parliament to abolish professional marriage, agencies. I AN INVITATION UNACCEPTED. Melbourne, July 2. - In reply to an invitation from the* f Imperial Federation League vo visit Australia, Lord Milner regretted he w*a unable to do so this year, but hoped to later. SIR THOMAS BENrSEXPLANATKW. Melbourne, July' 2. j Sir Thomas Bent, giving evidence be- - fore the Royal Commission, said he had authority from Cabinet for all the land transactions. He had no motive in acquiring land except' for the service of tlie State. | TASMANIAN TIMBER TRADE, Hobart, July 2, There is a" great depression in the timber trade. Over 200 men have bean discharged from the southern mllta, and another 250 arc expected to be thrown idle. The cause is said to be dnei V* the absence of duty on pine logs whicJr come from Russia and Japan and are put up in Sydney and Mellmurne. This ' timber is supplementing Tasmanian hantwood. | ;,. IM QUEENSLAND REVENUE. • , Brisbane, July 2, The revenue for the year wa» £4,70(1,100, nu increase of £277,000, Hie expenditure was £4,750,000.