AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15497, 2 January 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS/ EMBAEGO TO BE LIFTED, , By Telegraph Press Association Copyright, MscaoTißNS, Jannary 1. ,' The quarantine restrictions against New" ' r Zealand will be removed on Friday. The "■ Federal Government considers that' iso- - lated cases in tie North Island should iiois be made a. bar against . free shipping ex- - ' .'?- change between the Commonwealfeh . and ". the Dominion. • ■ "'>->•■,_ Vesf els . from New ' Zealand, however* ' : wfflbt inspected on arrival, and passengers will be required, to repcrt any case of sickness occurring . within 21 days of : . jf landing. '.; . -. ,•:..■" 1 " , - fABEWELL TO OLD YEAS. ■ _'j >~,,:.. JStbxsiii January 1. ■: The old year has taken a warm farewell.' The thermometer in the city, yesterday was in the vicinity of 90 in the sha?e> and. in the country many registers went -up over.. v ;:i. the century. ■ .The, streets last iright" •verpi, '■ '.■■■ flocked with the usual good-huraotired ? "■rosy crowds. '.■. "'■'"'' I,V ';. ' j 810 WIRE IN S2MOUBH2. Melbourne,/January'.!. ..'■■■ Afire in the premises'^-- occupied bjj Messrs. Dean, 03-oolonr merchants, Col- - lins Street, last night destroyed the three [top of the five storeys of ike building.-. j The" damage, is 'oyer. £30,000,, and is ooW , ' [ered by insurance.:.;' ".i ] ;■:';; •'■.' . :.v : .J, ; "THIED DEGREE" SYSTEM. : ■'■.■•■:■■■.■■■:■■■,■■ : (Received Janus.;-/ '. 6 .».«£.)- ■■- .•■''- \ ' Melbourne, ■ January ,-1. ■ - | The Chief Secretary (Mr. Murray) h'atj ! informed the Commissioner of Police (Mr. I S&insbury) that in future inspected per- ' I sons must not be subjected- to/the >° third. : j degree" system, as was adopted in th» , case of-the man and his (children... ui£ to be cognisant of* the baby-larmiag■ s.<> ■ I Mordjalloc. '■■.:".-■■ ■■■•-•—- - --■ . . I VIOTOSIA2T BAKSSIJPTOIE3. ' _ •.' ■:;• (Received January 1. 6 p.m.); - ■-_ MELBOtrsKE, January I. The number of insolyencfesiHi Victoria during the past year totalled 17 L. Liabilities amounted to £377,476/ and assets to £100,472. ' . .'-.'. ; . -.•-■ ■ ■■'-':':' ■:'•■■'■ ! ••"> !::■" ;'S-frs:,/ ?O : i'M : A HATTJ3ALISED UPOEEI&NEBS. '.'":.•' ;■ " ■■;■ ' ■ ' : ' t ■-: /•_' '.'.- .'*"?;': ■ (Received January it, 6 D.m.) - • Melbottsne', 'Jannary 1. , During 1913, certificates of ! . naturalise-, tion were taken out by 2291 foreigners,'; i. ■■ . ' ■-• '" j'. ; r - : -->.v '--'■•' '.'V,->' ... ■ ■"■'*■ : ..-J.''-.."'''•""' ' o.:' STATE .BEVENU2S.. .' ---J: (Received January 1;. 6"; p.ia,')- ' '"'*' . - '■ • HELBoraNi,'Januarv.'t. - ; ,.. : The Victorian revenue during the past -. kM half-year totalled ,491,703, as compared; . & with £4,421,565 for the corresponding half-yearly period of last year. Sydney, January-1. •'• ; '} The revenue of New South Wales fop j the half-year ended' yesterday was - *3i I £8,300,884. This figure represents an in- - ...i crease of £825,555 compared with the cow "' ■ '.;' responding period lasti year, '•'/.' i COAL FROM NEWCASTLE. I (Received January 1, 6 p.m.} - " r'l Syjwft, January 1. The coal exported from Newcastle dux* if ing December amounted to 467,241 tons, * ; of -which total New Zealand took 82,601 'r| tons. .'•";; THE PEARLING INDUSTRY. /'jj (Received January 1, 8.5 p.m.) Pebth, January'l.'The north-west pearling industry re* ojj alised shell worth £318,000, and pearl* ' estimated at £900,000, during the pasft / [ year. ..,..■/- COMMONWEALTH DEFENCE. (Received January L 7.55 p.m.) Melbourne, January 1. /• Preferring to the article published yesterday by the Daily Chronicle on Australian defence, Mr. Cook (Federal Premier) to-day pointed out that the expenditure per head was only slightly greater than ins" -rf Germany. He was not aware of any grow* • -f ing nJarm in Australia over cost, and- r. :,' thought it a pity that people on the other side did not make sure of their {acta - '</! before making such wild statements. ; . r: .y TWO MEN DROWNED. .■:':>--iHi (Received January 1, g.CTpjm,) •'•-■; slEi.BofcaNE, Jannary 1... Two men named Pethw.aTsd',Boyd voTb ' . : drowned yesterday by -the • capsiauijj- c»|-"| % c -», * ' _boatiat Altoua Bag, ' . ■■: •.-•"■'" - ' ' •..'.""' •"-' »,•■..',■'. ■>$' : : ■;< •''-■'• : .-•,'■■ ■■■'- ;•■>' ;s ; ', ( #"*:*iiaSaSSa . - -"i v ■■'.•-■ ■■'• ' :■:;'■'■'■"■ s^iS^S