AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9145, 22 July 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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A POLICY SPEECH.

Received July 21, 10.3 a.m. PERTH, July 21. The Premier, in a policy speech, declared that the Federal financial proposals had dissipated the hope of reducing the State's deficit this year. He indicated that further indirect taxation would be necessary, and that preferential voting would be made compulsory before the elections.

A MONSTER TURTLE.

Received July 21, 10.30 a.m. PERTH, July 21. A turtle nine feet long, and weigh ■ ing 1,120 pounds, was caught at Rottnest Island. It is the largest on record.

DISCOVERY OF IRON DEPOSITS. Received July 21, 10.30 a.m. PERTH, July 21. A Government survey party reports immense iron deposits on an island at the entrance to King's Sound. Samples assayed 70 per cent, of iron. "THE UNWRITTEN LAW." Received July 21, 10.30 a.m. MELBOURNE, July 21. A father and son, charged with assault in connection with a music teacher's conduct towards a girl, pleaded "the unwritten law," and were discharged.

IMMIGRANTS FOR NEW ZEALAND.

Received July 21, 10.3 am

SYDNEY, July 21.The steamer Norfolk brought fifty immigrants for New Zealand. BOUNDARIES I'N PAPUA. Received July 21, 10.3 a.m. SYDNEY, July 21/ Arrangements have been completed for defining the boundaries of British and German territories in Papua. RETURN OF SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PREMIER. Received July 21, 10.3 a.m. ADELAIDE, July 21. The Premier( Mr T. Price) was welcomed on his return fiom England. He stated that the splendid exhibits at the Franco-British Exhibition were doing much to enlighten the people of Great Britain as to the value of jthe products of Australia.

SIDNEY WOOL SALES

Received July 21, 5 p.m. SYDNEY, July 21

At the wool sales prices were exceedingly brisk. The price of medium descriptions advanced 5 per cent.

THE TRAMWAY TROUBLE

Received July 21, 11.5 p.m. SYDNEY, July 21. Replying to a deputation of the Tramway Union protesting against the system of espionage, the Chief Commissioner said that careful consideration would be given to the suggestion to enable in r.ccused man to secure evidence in his defence. If the Commissioners could- see their way to modify the existing system while preserving a check on dishonesty, they would be as glad as the men themselves to do so. But when a deputation came with demands as representatives of the men they were unable to depart trorn the position taken up, and the Commissioners must be allowed to manage th« 3 affairs of their department in their own way.

SITUATION NOT PROMISING,

Received July 22, 1.2 a.m. SYDNEY, July 21. A meeting of tramway men to* night resolved to again wait on the Commissioners to-morrow An amendment that a strike be ordered was negatived. The situation is not promising.