AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 229, 2 November 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

OPPORTUNE RAINS. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright Received Xov. 2, 1 a.m. Sydney, Ust Night. Opportune and good rains have fallen over the whole State, excepting the Kiverma and the south-weatern tablelands.

THE QUARKYMEN'S STRIKE. ~ . , Sydney, Last Night. i .Uu»t of the private quarries about Sydney are idle. The strikers not only a shilling increase, but a redujj tion of tne working hours to forty-four. THE CLIFTON STRIKE flAfiftq Sydney, Last Night.The hearing of the Clifton strike oaiet has been resum«l. The strikers decided not to attend the Court unless they , i' kept in custody or supplied witn ohtlii < l ec,tt l r " 1 , » that without means to obtain food they could not leave the dis-

SEVERE EARTH TREMORS. l'ort Darwin, La«t Night. A severe earth tremor was enter!. dom. SatUrday CVCnin *' No Sydney, November 1, A Sharp earth tremor was recorded at Rnerview on .Saturday evening. QUEENSLAND TOLITICS. Air 11„ Brisbane, Ust Night. Mr, Bowmmi taen r« t of the Übor Partr OBITUARY. A ,., . Sydney, November I. ' Obituary; Mr. Morris A«her, aetat 0* licensed participated in Uie Maori war. t,l( ' 'fl"I'™ 1 '™ «f the celebrated i,n™ K •u".'i P "« He " Uo f,a 'raed to liagton l)rick llouse in Wel,

QI'AIIttYMEJT ON STRIKE. . ~ Sydney, Novemlwr 1. the majority of tlie qimrrymen about Sydney will W idlo t„.,| n v They de onled to stand out for an incrcie of a shilling a dny. The «trik« wHI «ffect hranc'hes of the huMfw tmde. , <l< mauds have been conceded in a fpw casev.

ROPE WORKS CLOSE DOWN. Sydney, November 1. 1 1"' rojicworks at ('lift,,,, have 1h ; .,i closed owing to the coal miners 1 strike. IN'J hItXT.ITE BAXI) COMPETITION" •i t r< „■ 1Io """ lrn< '' VovemlKT 1. I he C oilmgivood City l!a,„| won flist prize of £IOO in the interstate hand competition promotod bv the St Kildi Cricket Clnb. ' M ' A MOTOR FATALITY. Melbourne, November 1 "lolor ear eollided with «n Hwt'ric sever,.l other |»isseiigcrs "I,'.