AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9173, 22 August 1908, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN WHEAT. Received August 21, U. 40 a.m. ADELAIDE, August 21. Preliminary official returns estimate the wheat yield at 9,135,000 bushels, an average of 10.1. MOUNT LYELL MINES. MELBOURNE, August 21. The Mount Lyell returns from July 16th to August 12th (inclusive), show that 28,934 tons of ore was treated, also 213 tons of purchased ore. The converters produced 700 tons of blister copper, yielding: Copper 692 tons, 'tilver 52,739 ounces.

A MILITARY FUNERAL. MELBOURNE, August 21. The late Captain Colquhoun, D.5.0., was accorded a naval funeral, which was largely attended. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ELECTION. PERTH, August 21.' The election campaign is proceeding briskly. THE WITHHELD SURPLUS. HOBART, August 21. The Government has issued a writ against the Commonwealth Government for the recovery ot the withheld surplus. Under the Commonwealth Constitution Act, not more one°fourth of the Customs and excise revenue was to be retained by the Federal authorities, the remainder being returned to the States. One-fourth was found to be more than sufficient for Commonwealth purposes, and the surplus has been paid to the States. The Surplus Revenue Bill, however, provides for the appropriation of this surplusage for defence purposes, old age pensions, etc., and the June portion was withheld from the States, and so allocated.

CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL. Received August 21, 10.12 a.m. ADELAIDE, August 21. In the Assembly, the Labour Party succeeded in altering the Constitution Amendment Bill against the Government, and in favour of six Ministers, with a salary of £I,OOJ each. QUEENSLAND NATIONAL BANK. HALF-YEARLY PROFITS. Receive! August 21, 9.40 a.m. BRISBANE, August 21. The Queensland National Bt>nk profitß lor the half year totalled £43,48t, whereof £23,481 has been transferred to the contingency account, £15,000 to the depositors' repayment fund, and £5,000 to reserve.