AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 187, 27 December 1912, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TLAGUE AT NOUMEA. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Svdlll:,'.', December ii. Advices from Noumea statu that the plague is entirely under control. There have been no J'resh eases for over a week, and the patients in hospital are recovering. WAGES 01' OFFICERS. Sydney, December 24. The High Court recently declared invalid an award obUmeo: by the Merchant Service Guild of Australasia on the ground that no dispute extending beyond the limits of one State in an acute position had arisen. The old State award of New South Wales lias expired, the result being that the captains and officers of both New South Wales and Australia are without « legal award covering conditions of employment Coastal shipowners of New South Wales recently intimated that thev were willing to meet the Guild in conference. The Guild, replied agree'ing, provided that v,; iV \"- ami conditions Were discussed. The shipowners did not. reply. The Guild, it is believed, pos-. -sesses the moral ami active support of the Seaside Unions.

THE NEW CABLE. Sydney. December 24. The new Sydiiey-Auelcla.nd Pacific cable will be available for traffic on December 31. ' DESTRUCTIVE lIAILSTORM. Sydney, December 24. There was a remarkable hailstorm in tlie liiverell district. Trees for miles were .stripped, their, leaves i'ovniing a perfect carpet beneath. Numerous windows were -quashed by hailstones, which were the six." of tenuis balls, weighing over a quarter of a pound. Galvanised iron roofs were dented and in some cases piereed. '■ Several horses were knocked down and a quantity of I live stock killed. A PAVING AIIXE. I Sydney, December 24. ! During the year'the Broken Hill mines ! paid out over a million and a-half sterI ling in dividends. | STRAXDKD 1 MY! [GRANTS. Sydney, December 2-1. The newspaper Sun states that six families "iosi.lv ae;;':cuHnvalist?. recently arrived from en route to New i Zealand, are stiamted in Sydney. It is asserted that (hey paid third-class ! passafii s on the understanding that it | included the cost of transhipment from '] Sydney to New Z'-rilnnfl. On landing I they found that, no satisfactory arrange--1 ments had been made for completing the j journey. They are practically wirhout funds, and the various missions are look- ! ing after them. I THE MOUNT LYELL MINE. \ Uolprt. December 24. " The balance of the bodies have been recovered from tin* North L.vell mine, j Extensive repairs are. proceeding.

\ SYDNEY'S Vri-TMA-TKIUiEXERAI.. • Sydney, December '24. Mr. Fraser, Po.-lmaster-Ceueral. will ] sail for X«w Zc-.laml on Saturday on a 1 short visit, partly on pleasure mid partly on busbies*. He will discuss a I number of questions with the Dominion • Pcstmaster-Genen'.l, including Xew South j Wales' charges for the Atlantic cable J companies' mfissar-s reaching Australia I via, the Pacific; the establishment and equipment of Pacific wireless stations. j and 'automatic telephones. Regarding the latter, he hopes to gain infonna--1 ticii with regard to Xcw Zealand experiments, which-will assist in carrying out telephone reform. THE LIGHTHOUSE ACCIDENT. ! • Adelaide. December 24. John Hones, the master of the Dimsdale, lias been formally charged with the manslaughter of the. two lightkeepers.

THE TELEGRAPH TROUBLE. Melbourne, December 24. Mr. Eraser, Postmascr-General, denies that the new rosier of the Sydney telegraph ollicc is working unsatisfactorily. On die contrary, reports received indicate, 1!" H the conditions' have very much improved. Syiliiey, December 24. These has been unprecedented congestion in the Telegraph office. The Herald conrpleins strongly of disorganisation and delay. The operators declare that the new'system of shifts is responsible. The Herald states thai, a number of men have been knocked up by the excessive strain mid urges the necessity of a public enquiry into the chaotic conditions. .SYDNEY GOVERNMENT HOUSE. Sydney, December 24. Mr. Holman has* decided to allow the application for an injunction in connection with Government House to proceed. The. information has been amended, and it now alleges that the land in ( question was reserved definitely as a j residence for the Slate Governor. A curious position h:i ■■■ thus been created. inasmuch as it the informants win it I will apparently exclude Lord Denman's | successors definitely from -the use of tnis residence, end it 'v' l ' hj" the Government's diifv to inst'il a State Governor.

CYc'i.oXE IX XEVt ■■-■..'K/iTF. WALES. N\ .'liic., December 2-1. Following the sevi re heat, there was acj el-.;,(> of >.X:d. Yin- storm, accompanied by heavv rain, hail and lightning, passed over Maiou;. 1 . Buildings were unroofed, chimneys blown down and crops damaged. Prnpcyi-- in the value' of ,£?'i!>o was damage.' LIFE ONE LONG iIKADACHE. "For several year-- \ aX'tred acutely from a complication .■;' • ieev and Stomach Trouble," wriic- .':••■; X. Brear, "Ngahv.ia," Ave-nuc >-':ol ; Mossman, N.S.W., '"Frequently I was unable to retain m/ food, sonic!in.i- tea being able to keep down even a :p •' . tea. Headaches vere so common wi'h me that I misriJt almost say in li' ..as one long continual hrad.ic'ne. : ..!:'. bad bilious attacks, and was so e; ; aX ' aat I dare uoi sloop to pick up e:iv.'.Mug for fear of falling. I consulted doeli es, and tried numerous medico'.a, ler ■■: iJ.er did me', an atom of good. One ;la. !" saw an advertisement of !,a>:o 'ln j. j.'ills, ami was induced to purlwe a b.\, T took these Pills, rid' I can only describe the change they mide as simply e icrvul. By the time I had finished the ' >:: t eoniil eat j heartily, and retain in . <, ed without ihe -' least .sign of biliou.-n/e. .\[ i( , r another j box or so of i.Hao-Toioc Bills I -was completely cured." Brie,, V.)''..-\ and Is 6d. j Obtaimble everywhere.