AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 283, 22 April 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DEATH SENTENCE COMMUTED. I By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Brisbane, April 21. The death sentence on Denton, for the murder of John Kelly, at Jondaryan, which was accompanied by a recommendation for mercy on account of drink and temper, lias been commuted to imprisonment for life. BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES. Sydney, April 20. In the Bank of New South Wales deposits for the quarter showed an increase of £2,000,000, making the increase for the year £5,600,000. AUSTRALIAN NATIVES' ASSOCIATION. Sydney, April 21. The Australian Natives' Association Conference approved of the referenda and also of the uniform gauge of trunk railways for defence purposes. MONEY IN GRAZING. Sydney, April 21. The estate of John Clark, grazier, of Boggabri, has been sworn at over £197,000. Captain Clark, private secretary to Lord Islington, is one of the executors. The whole estate is left to the widow and children. DROWNED IN A DYE VAT. Sydney, April 21. A number of the employees at the Stockport Dye Works were skylarking on top of the dye vats when two youths, named O'Donnell and Sandwcll, fell into a vat of sti-ninin;' dye. They were rescued but died in hospital. OAT HARVEST. Melbourne, April 21. The Victorian oat harvest is 9,G05,000 bushels from 392.081 acres. FRUIT-GROWERS' STRIKE. Adelaide, April 21. The Renmark fruit-growers' strike has extended to Port Adelaide, and drivers and shunters have refused to handle non-union consignments. A WATER FAMINE. Perth, April 21. There is a water famine at Menzies, and water is selling at £ 1 per thousand gallons after fifty miles' cartage. MANUFACTURERS' WEEK. Sydney. April 21. The procession in connection with ■Manufacturers' Week was a> successful function, there being an excellent display of all classes of locally-made articles. A PERJURY CASE. Melbourne, April 21. On entering into a bond of £IOO to be of good behaviour for fifteen years, Siddeley, Ballingall, .7. Patton, Bartling, Bred'on and Batchelor, six of the seven men sentenced to two years' imprisonment in connection with the Ronald Harper perjury case, have been released. SUGAR GROWING. Brisbane, April 20.' Official reports show that there is a great shortage of labour in'the sugar districts. In the Port Douglas district . arrangements are being made to indent ' British labourers at 25s a week.