AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 375, 28 April 1910, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

THE SATARA'S CREW. By Cable—Press Association —Copyright. Sydney, April 27. The Sarata's Lascar crew have been sent to Singapore. A GOOD TEMPLARS' COUP. Sydney, April 27. The Good Templars purchased the booth rights for the iiaeLean Show, and no liquor will be obtainable, l'he Licensing Bench refused a publican's booth license, and the Show- Committee declined an application to give away free samples of whisky and beer. MORE PLAGUED RATS. Sydney, April 27. Pour plagued rats have Ibcen found in tiie same locality of. the city during the last few davs.

A TYPHOID BREEDING GROUND. Melbourne, April 27. Ninety-two cases of typhoid have been traced to one Fitzroy milk depot. MELBOURNE TIMBER STRIKE. Melbourne, April 27. ; The timber merchants have declined the timber sorters' proposals for a settlement of the strike. THE TASMANIAN DROUGHT. Hobart, April 27. The protracted drought has broken up, but the rain is too late in many parts for the season's ploughing and sowing. WRECK OF THE RELIC. Hobart, April 27. The Marine Court found that the wreck of fclie schooner Relic was due to the carelessness of Captain Brown, whose certificate was recommended to be suspended for three months. ' THE INVERBLL SHOOTING CASE. Sydney, April 27. Donaldson, who was charged witn the murder of his father near Inverell in December last, pleaded justifiable homi'cide. The Judge directed the jury to return a formal verdict of "not guilty,' and discharged Donaldson without a stain on -his character. [The circumstances were that the father, who had got into debt through wagering over a boxing contest in which his sons were engaged, attempted to shoot his family, seriously injuring his daughter. One of the sons exchanged shots with his father, who ran away, liut was subsequently found dead, shot through the back.] MEAT WORKS BLOCKED. Sydney, April 27. , As an outcome of an unprecedented],? | favorable season the meat works are unable to find accommodation for all the meat coming forward. They complain of shortage of tonnage and that refrigerating space is almost unobtainable. The congestion, is attributed to large arrivals of rabbits. At the present time there are between three and four million rabbits stored in Sydney.

MORE SHIPS FOR AUSTRALIA. S} r dney, April 27. Advices have been received that 'Messrs. J-Tonlder Bros, and Co., Ltd., arc doubling the size of tlheir fleet for Hie Australian trade. A contract has 'been signed for ten now 10.000-ton steamers.