AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 232, 19 February 1913, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DESTRUCTIVE HAILSTORM. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, February IS. The weather is oppressively hot ami steamy. A hailstorm at Co'otamundra ■smashed hundreds of windows and did other damage. The hail was two feet deep on the ground. MOUNT L'YELL VICTIMS. Hobart, February IS. Five bodies have been recovered in the 700 ft level of the North Mount Lyell Mine, in a wonderful state of preservation. All showed indications that they had'died of carbon monoxide poisoning. The clearing of the mine is proceeding steadily. CHINESE STOWAWAYS. Fremantle. February IS. The police made a clever capture of seven Chinese stowawavs on the steamer Charon. The police boat rowed alongside and awaited developments, and the stowaways were lowered into it in the darkness. mistakiiiL' it for their own boat. J. D. WTLLTAMS AFFATR. Sydney, February !S. Frank Lloyd, late 'manager of the Crystal Palace Theatre, has been committed for trial on n charge of forging an order to nurchase 150.000 share" in (he fircater .T. D. Williams' Amusement Company. Rail in £ISOO was allowed. Lloyd reserved his defence. STATE STEAMER SERVICE. ■Melbourne. February IS. Mr. O'Mallev. Minister of Home Affairs, advocates nationalisms the steamer service between Australia and Tasmania.