AUSTRALIAN NEWS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 28 March 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS

SMART BUILDING WORK. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Melbourne, March 27. Adherents of the Church of England at Preston, assisted by their Melbourne co-religionists, erected complete in one day, a, weather'board church capable of seating three hundred. Service was held in the building the following day. I THE MISSING YONGALA. Brisbane, March 27. The search steamers have returned without tidings of the Yongala. She carries a crew of seventy and a large number of passengers. Anxiety is greater owing] to the recent cyclonic storms. It is hoped that she is disabled and sheltering at Howe Islands. MOUNT MORGAN MINE. Brisbane, March 27. Mount Morgan mine has declared a dividend of a shilling, payable on April 1. BOYCOTT OF JAPAN. Sydney, March 27. A meeting of Sydney Chinese decided to continue the boycott of Japan, though it was announced that a cable had been received stating that the boycott had been declared off by China. There is a strong feeling against Japan's tactics in Manchuria, C'orea, and Formosa. THE AUSTRALIAN NAVY. Melbourne, March 27. The Government is appointing a board of experts to inquire into the defects of the destroyers. Adelaide, March 27. Speaking at a llnyoral banquet, Admiral King Hall characterised Admiral Henderson's report as a well-thought-out. plan, which he was perfectly certain could be brought to a satisfactory conclusion if adopted. He believed the finances of the Commonwealth were able to stand the stress of creating a navy. PROTECTING RARE BIRDS. Melbourne, March 27. An order has been issued prohibiting the exportation of a long list of native birds, their plumage, skins, and eggs, also forbidding the importation of the plumage and skins of many rare birds, including those of New Guinea and the