AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8518, 24 August 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| STARRING STATEMENTS. j ißeceived. August 23, B,36f£iin. | MELBOURNE, August-23. | jln.theoFederal House, Mr i aaade startling statements iregard- ; ling ithe condition of affaiss .in the ! ;Sydney JSest Office, which rJie deI ascribed as worst sweating: shop ' bii Australia. He added rife. i 1 ' SECESSION FROM THE EEDERAI TION. j ißecievefoAugust 23, 10.16:-£; m. ; PERTH, AuguSt:^23. I The Proiiaeers' Conference, rrepre- : 'aenting argicultural interests iimthe ! vrfhole.State,-adopted resolutious;£avouring secession from the federation, and condemning the tariff aiad iincceiise: in; mejjiaers' allowances. HIH-E FJSI®]RAL TARIFF. SUGGESTED RETALIATION. ; I iKaceived August 23, 9.54 a.m. | August 25.. j A£ter,careful consideration of Jbhes | new tariff, the French Chamber j CoKiseaesnse iin ;Sj'drey communicated! with the French (government, sag- J gestiiig is&taliation. j DEPEJS©®NCE THE LAW. j Received August'2Bc 9.54 a.m. MmmUMS, August 23. Sir Williacs Lyne, Federal Treasurer, in reply to questions regarding the wire sws&ure iinefeslent, stated that ths process of the law would be relied 'Wp.on to support the authority of the C^mnionw^iaith. Received Augtiat 24, 1.4 a.m. SyDNSSr,-Augv»i 2?. Before the High Osyrt an parte i application was made to restrain the New South W2les Government £lom pealing with wire netting. The Chief Justice eaid that the cauld net hear the matter ex parte | n©3? was it one in which an interim 1 jn|unction should be granted. The! stands at that. CERTAIN CONCESSIONS ASKED. Received August 23, 10.16 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 23. A deputation of timber merchants asked the Minister for Customs to give increased protection to Australian timbers. The admission was made that Queensland timber was not so suitable as New Zealand pine for butter boxes. A suggestion was made that reciprocity should be arranged with New Zealand, so that pine could be admitted free in return for Australian hard wood being placed upon the New Zealand free list. Another deputation asked for con- ] cessions in connection with the boot and leather industries. Mr Bailey, • of Sydney, hoped the duty in skivers ; would be retained. If this were done ' his firm would remove the plant at present in New Zealand to Australia, and start manufacturing skivers. Mr Chapman promised to consider the points raised. W. P. CRICK. Received August 23, 2.23 p.m. SYDNEY, August 23. The Full Court has struck W. P. Crick off the roll of solicitors in connection with the finding of Mr Justice Owen in the Lands Commis- •, sion inquiry. 1 MOUNT LYELL MINES. \ Received August 23, 9.54 a.m. MELBOURNE, August 23. ? J The Mount Lyell returns for the I period from July 16th to August 14th 1 inclusive, show that 29,433 tons of I ore treated, also 764 tons of pur- < chased ore, yielded 615 tons of biis- i ter copper, containing copper 606 1 tons, silver 52,8560z, gold 14860z. ] 1 ] THE KAWATIRI WRECK J ENQUIRY. s . i 1 Received August 23, 10.16 a.m. ( HOBART, August 23. At the Kawatiri enquiry Captain ' Crawford deposed that he thought that with the prevaling wind the bar would be smooth, but it proved to be very rough. It was then too late to turn back, and the only safety lay in going full steam ahead. Previously j he had gone in in rougher water. Other captains, the pilot, and the harbour master were of opinion that the water at the time of the wreck ( was not too rough to prevent Captain j | Crawford bringing the Kawatiri in. j s i!