AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 216, 31 January 1913, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE MINING SITUATION 7 . By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 30. Tlie Northern mining situation has not improved. The Proprietors' Association has replied to the Employees' Federation that a conference cannot be held until the Bunvood mine resumes work. The reply was considered at a meeting of the Delegate Board of the Employees 0 ' Federation, which passed a resolution that, failing the arrangement of a conference within seven days, an aggregate meeting of the employees will be" called to consider the position. NATIONAL INTERCHANGES. Melbourne, Jannarv SO. Sir Gerald Strickland, Governor of New South Wales, suggests periodical interchange of naval, military, and educational officers between Britain and overseas dominions. Mr. Fisher warmlv approves of the scheme and adds that it might almost include judges. BLOCK OF BUILDINGS BURNED. Brisbane, January 30. A fire at Ma.nango destroyed a block of buildings comprising the Palace Hotel, Palace Theatre, Oeoff. fruiterer. M.aeNamara, stationer. Stuart, tailor, and South Burnet Importing Company. MacNamara owned the block. The insurance is £IOSO. The loss amounts to £SOOO. AN ACTOR'S ESTATE. Sydney, January 30. George Rignold's Australian estate has been proved at £11.032. BTG WORK'S. Melbourne. January 30. The plans of the freezing works of the Australian Meat Export Company, which it has been alleged is connected with tlie meat trust, show five blocks of buildings in the main works.'to be of eight storeys. Four hundred men are at present preparing the ground on the Brisbane River.