AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 297, 10 May 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

ADVERTISING TASMANIA. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Hobart, May 9. Following the suggestion of the AgentGeneral, the secondary school children arc writing essays on the country's resources. The essays will be put in competition witli similar essays written by Swiss school children. The idea is considered an excellent advertising scheme. ALLEGED FRUIT RING. Sydney, May 9. Replying to criticisms regarding his statement that a fruit ring existed in Sydney, Mr. Griffith, Minister of Works, declared that he paid fonrpence apiece for apples which could be obtained in Mlebourne for a halfpenny. The municipal authorities should open distributing shops. INVESTIGATION OF DROUGHTS. Melbourne, May 9. Mr. Hunt, Government meteorologist, is investigating droughts, and inclines to the opinion that the breaking of severe droughts is preceded by hurricanes. NON-POLITICAL UNIONS. Melbourne, May 9. A movement has been started to establish free non-political trades unionism. It is stated that the prospect is encouraging. ARCIIBISHOr v. JOHN NORTON. Melbourne, May 9. Mr. Justice A'Beckctt. granted, an apr plication by the defendant in the Archbishop Clarke v. Nortdn libel action that evidence be taken before a commission in England. BUTCHERS' ORGANISATION. Sydney, May 9. The animal meeting of the Federal Council of Australasian Federated Butchers' Employees' Union has opened. An I application for affiliation was received from New Zealand, which the council • will consider.

MOTOR SHOW IN SYDNEY. . , Sydney, May 9. The Royal Agricultural Society will hold a motor-car show in October. HOPE ABANDONED. Brisbane, May 9. Hope for the missing boat Valda has been abandoned. A LIBEL ACTION. Sydney, May 8. As the result of an appeal, the damages against the newspaper Sun in the Newell case was reduced to £125. ■Mrs. Newell, wife of Andy Newell, a prominent cricketer, who disappeared some time ago, was awarded £2OO damages against the newspaper for publishing an article purporting to have been founded on a letter received by a friend from Newell, in which the latter stated that he went away for reason.? of a domestic character.