AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 54, 13 June 1910, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, June 11. Sherman McKenzie, a farmer at Brown's Plain, is suing Miss Edith MacVean, daughter of the owner of Howlong Station, for breach of promise, claiming £3OOO dama'ges. A NEW AUSTRALIAN LINER. Melbourne, June 11. Huddart-Parker and Company have been advised from Durban that a wireless message was received from their new steamer Zealandia, then 300 miles out at sea, reporting all well. EARTHQUAKES W VICTORIA. ■f- \» i "'' Si *- i Melbourne. June 11. The seismograph at the Observatory has recorded several earth tremors during the week, some of them sharp, and in°o'ne instance lasting forty minutes. THE AUSTRALIAN FORCES. Melbourne, June 11. Colonel Bridges lias been appointed Commandant of the Afilitary College, with the rank of Brigadier-General, and a salary of £I2OO per annum. A TOTAL WRECK. Svdney, June 11. Advices have been received that the schooner Countess of Raufurlv. which recently went ashore in New Caledonia. !s a total wreck. Everything possible has been taken off the wreck, which will be sold. TASMANTAN ELECTIONS. Fobart, Time 11. The bve-olection at Wilmot to fill t : ic vacancy caused hv t'ip election of the late .member to the Fed»ral Parliament resulted in the return of Mr. Mulcaliv 'Liberal). Tn the first count the Labor candidate had a considerable majority but the contingent vote placed the Liberal ahead. TRUTH AGAIN IN TROUBLE. Brisbane. June 11. Mr. F. C. Cox has been awarded £SO damages for defamation of character n<rainst the newspaper Truth. Fe claimed £IOOO.