AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 260, 9 December 1909, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE FIiDKRAL KLttWiONS. ' I P/Cable.—Press Association.—Oopyrifl > Received December 9, 116 aju. Melbourne, last Matt, .The Premier (Mr. Alfred Dealcin) m > formed the House that Federal else ' tions will take place a fortnight aft i Easter. j DAYLIGHT SATING, t.v . Sydney, December & . in the Assembly Dr. Arthur ask* > m view of artificial lights being in dan 1 geij would the Government be prepai < to pass a Daylight Saving Bill tU session 1 .. 5' r - Ife, aitmg-Premier, replied thai xf the Bill would give twenty-four hour* daylight the Government would initial* it at once, but be did not see how i could meet the difficult; created bj tbi strike. . • ' •FEDERAL FINANCE. _ Melbourne, December a Sir John Forrest, Federal Tmnnr, in his Financial Statement, uyi as tbi result of the agreement reached be; tween the Commonwealth States. aU as the result of the increase in Customs and postal revenues, saving, he hoped to cut his shortage of £1,200,000 for down to £30,000. Consequently vernniciit did not intend to asic tnent to issue Treasury bonds to the deficit, as was proposed in the when the time arrived meet liabilities the Government make temporary arrangements. I SUCCESSFUL OPERATION ON THE. I HIGH SEAS. ■ Bydney, December 4 I Dr. Foote, a New Zealand pasnn. I gar by the Naimahire, successfully ntr- ■ formed a difflcnK operation during tfeifl voyage to on e of the stokers, who stricken with appendicitis, and was a critical condition. Dr. froote derided I that an operation was neceasanr to saw ■ the man's life, and without any expert ■ assistance, and during a heavy gale, ear- I ried it through successfully. Ke bub I u progressing satisfactorily. > ■

CAPITAL SITE BILL. Tk« t ii ii s J^ ne T' December s. ~ ™ Legislative Council has wised the Capital Site BUI. " DROUGHT IN AUSTRALIA. Th. „,• » Sydney, December 8. The continued dry weather i. eerieasIV affecting some of the country toOM. A water famine prevails at Nowra. NAVAL LOAN BTT.T. , „ Melbourne, December 8. Colonel _ Foxton, the instnliu dehgate at the Defence Conferenee, infomthe passing of the Navi'li^^^ VIOTORUN OAT YIELD. T . _. , Melbourne, December 8. ihe official report of the Victorian 000 • V bu ! ho o |« tlmate * J tli yl<M IMM,buahels! dßCreiM ° f the high commissioner. Tho tiw . December & . T",., dorol Cabinet fcxpecti to reieh ® V e Oommi.5?? Mr. Geo. Reid's name is prominently mentioned.

A VALUARLB DIBOOVERY. Th. «„ Adelaide, December 8. Government Bacteriologist hit te M t th . e - < * uw «* "d" / nilfll 1 5 18 W«Mibl# for the id/ e°attr y tho ' M,,d, *° mi '

vrcrroßiAKßlSSßrr trade*** . Melbourne, December 8. At a meeting of rabbit exporters it was announced that the somber of talinits exported showed a decrease of from , nwr 10.0w.000 in IPOS to 2,771,000 the present year. If it continued at < *ne same rate of Mm the VJetorW 1 trade- would soon be a thing of the pmt. The chief cause vu the prefer. Mice tbown for Hlw 300t4 Wales mb»in Jf h w ! w b< * vlw *** of better quality than the Victorias ooes. 1