AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 237, 12 November 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

ALTERING THE CONSTITUTION. My Cable—Press Association—Copyright

Received Nov. 11, 11.55 p.m. Melbourne, Lost Night. An amendment to niter the constitution of ihc Commonwealth to give permanency to the financial agreement between the Stall's and Commonwealth was defeatedjn the Home by one vote. A number "Si (lovernnient supporters jo'ned with the party in an attempt to secure an alteration.

THE CABLE SERVICE. Melbourne, Ust Nigiit. Giving evidence- before the Brant* Committee on Cable Service, fiir ''"'"•'t "Si-ott (Secretary of the Po»t Cfflco) naid lie would not advise furtliei reduction in the price of cables, which would moan increased business l*,i would only put more money Into the newspaper proprietors' pockets. ]f th* public were to benefit bv Hie rednetitn be would ndcise it. The Pacific Cabhshould have u en hie across the Atlantl* He t nought the Commonwealth should Wfntifv itself more closely with th.Pacific Cable. Ifc would not suggest in alteration in the press rate on th« inclines. The country was losing bv the present rate. ' The committer obtained leave to sit 't Sydney. wher,. the,- „i s hed to ex ,'ncme at least four witnc-CH. H would ".' more economical for the committee I" visit Svdnev than to brim; the wit™»cs („ Melbourne. .

' s ,vdney, November 11. 1 Ihc Labour Women's Convention ■decided that women should he eligible lo sit in Parliament, to art as judges nml jurors, it * object being to Recnre more equal protection and sympathetic legislation for women as compared with

A h«al wave, Ofi.fl den-reo.,. was' recorded in the city yesterday. There were also many high registers in the conn"T- " '"" '■*"■ Melbourne, Noveniln'r 11 A p.,!,rhn.s negro convict named Kuitr. stabbed ml «erlouslv Inliired n warder n-imcd Curtis nt Pontridge «.. son-c ,„.--,» i,„ ~„,, smmi() nni) s j wr . ■'•'■ i] it piece of steel. '

no nl ,; "", n ""' n ''"" > nt. pro>io,in« ■ tn make the Land Tay Bill „ Land \ ablation Bill was rejected by to

rv„,„„ r L n " sVflw < 1(1. Ceo *c P*. v Evan, th. Queensland died ,„ the hospital , (tw nn op(M ..

Knlgoorlie. NovemWr 11 A lire destroyed „ n w t»n«iv n mneb.nery. Nt the flreat Boulder IVr :™;' "** The dan,,,*, ih ~ stimntod at from £40,000 to CMum. - '•i covered bv '""WM^-Cte^Sg