AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 44, 1 June 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE GREAT WAIHI MINE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Received May 31, 1.45 p.m. Brisbane, May 31. Dr. Bell, the director of the geological survey of New Zealand, lectured to a representative gathering of members' of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers, at Mt. .Morgan, the audience including Mr. J. H. Blow, New Zealand Under-Secretary of Mines, Dr. Bell described in detail the' Great Waihi and the Waihi Grand Junction mines. NEW SOUTH WALES' REVENUE. Received June 1, 0.40 'a.m. Sydney, Last 'Night. The 'State revenue for eleven months was £12.703,137, a comparative increase of £382,101. WAIREiEMA-CURRAJOXG COLLISION. Received May 31, 11.10 p.m. Sydney, Last Night. The Court found that Captain Meaburn, the master of the steamer Wy■reema, was responsible for the collision with the Currajong on Bth March, and ordered him to show cause why his cer-1 fcifreate should not 'be suspended. j DIPHTHERIA RAMPANT IN SYDNEY. Sydney, May 31. ' Diphtheria is rampant in the city and suburbs, and the hospitals are taxed to their utmost capacity. It is' a mild form of the disease, and the mortality is remarkably low. The most virulent cases affect children up to five years of age. Older children appear not to suffer severely. j REFERENDUM CARRIED. Brisbane, May 31. The Bi'ble in Schools referendum has been completed. The votes for were 77,000, and against 50,403. TRANS-CONTINENTAL RAILWAY. Melbourne, May 31. The Minister of Home Affairs denies the rumor that Sir William Van Home, president of the Canadian. Pacific Railway, is coming to Australia to advise the Government regarding the construction of a trans-continental railway. The Minister adds that any expert advice wanted can be got locally. AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT. Melbourne, May 31. Mr. Fisher, Federal Prime Minister, states' that it is likely a Commonwealth note issue will be proposed on lines which have proved practically sound and beneficial in Queensland. He would not indicate the amount to be issued, but there would be a reserve of 25 per cent, held against it. DISSATISFIED POLICE. Brisbane, Mav 31. Four policemen refused to take the oath of allegiance, not 'because tJiey were disloyal, but they wanted to be expelled from the force. They were fined instead, some of them to the extent of a month's pay.