AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 186, 10 September 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

A RECONSTRUCTED BANK. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received 10, 12.50 a.m. T , , , ~ Sydney, September 9. The Australian Bank of Commeree, late the Australian Joint Stock Baak' was registered to-day, with a capital of two millions. *

EARTJI TREMORS RECORDED. . Received 3, pjn, fi,« i . • S - vJnc - v ' September 9. tn?3 B tlSmog l :illlh Rt 0,8 obiemtory recorded a series of earth tnmort this morning, starting at 9.37 and laitg [° r three-quarters of an hour. The amplitude of the grcateat wave wai three millimetres. 1 aeries of leu di«. at midnight™ ™ orded °»

CONSOLIDATING THE DEBTS. _ Melbourne, September 9. Mr. Deakin has introduced a bill to provide for the taking over of th« state debts at) existing at the establishment of the Commonwealth.

UNIVERSITY REFORM BULL. T , IT . s y d ''ey. September 9. The University Reform Bill, which has been introduced, provides for an increased Mate endowment to £-20,000, a re.liietion of Ht,i,l™t,' fees, the abolition . (1 for the senate, substituting u It'nn of eight years and for four members retiring every second year. BRUTES LASHED. Malbourne,, September 9. ,f mcn found giiiltv of brutal a* |6ault« were sentenced to floggings in addition to imprisonment, AUSTRALIAN iItPLEMEN* Melbourne, September I). Jfrom a return furnished to t'ne Senate it appears that out of 57,000 rill»rnen m Australia, 24,272 are now effic'-

A BUTTER CONFERENCE. ~ _ Sydney, September 9. At the Co-operative Butter Conferenc various suggestions wer<. considered iu regard to freezing and tile dairy farmers competition from margarine. It was the opinion of the conference that no coloring matter should be allowed in margarine.

Received 9, 11.50 p.m. •pi ™ „ September 9. llie Chief Secretsry promised sympathetic consideration to the request of a deputation from the Co-operative Butter Conference to prohibit the use of coloring matter in the manufacture of margarine.