AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8151, 29 May 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

THE OHUROH'OF ZION. Received May 28, 9.8 a.m. MELBOURNE, May 28. At a meeting held at Zion Hall last night, Rev. J. S. MoCullagh moved the following resolution: "Whereas John Alexander Dowie, of Zion City, has been found guilty of the violation of the ten commandments, and, whereas, the overseers of Zion City have found him guilty of hypocrisy, criminal extravagance, embezzlement, misrepresentation, tryanny, and dastardly eontempt for the suffering of those he pauperised and of a blasphemous claim to divine authority to cloak his villainies; therefore, it is resolved that tno members of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of Zion, in Melbourne, renounce his leadersnip for ever and dissociate ourselves absolutely from his personal or his delegated authority; further, that we support the Rev. McCullagb in laying these facts before the people of Australasia, and tnat we will further support him in bis attempt to seoure for Australasian investors in Zion City their just dues." Deaoon Smith rose and tried co speak. He was a supporter of Dowie, but Rev. MoCullagh declined to hear him. There was considerable uproar, but the choir suddenly rose and sang the Doxology, and proceedings ended, the motion being declared carried. FEDERAL COMMERCE ACT. Received May 29, 9.30 a.m. BRISBANE,' May 28. The Minister for Agriculture made an emphatic statement concerning the Commerce Act, and the regulations just framed under it. He said: Queensland looks upon the matter as of such serious moment, and as an infringement of State rights, that the Government, as soon as it is in possesssion of a oopy of tho regulations, intends to make suoh representations as may lead either to an exemntion of Queens land from the operations of the regulations or suoh a modification as to bring the provisions into line with our requirements. Queensland is the only State that insists upon grading all butter exported beyond the Commonwealth, while all meats should be officially stamped. What earthly use is there in the Commonwealth officers being detailed to subsequently grade? We know our conditions and are best able to attend to our own business." QUEENSLAND SUGAR. Received May 28, 10.40 a.m. BRISBANE, May 28. Mr Blair, Attorney-General, who has returned from a visit to Sydney, states that Mr Seddon informed him that be thought of allowing Queensland sugar to enter New Zealand free. THE JAPANESE SQUADRON. Received May 29, 1.3 a.m. SYDNEY, May 28. The Japanese Squadron bas sailed for Batavia.