AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9653, 30 January 1903, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

_ ..__ Eleotrio Telegraph-Copyright— United Pies? Association {Received January 30, 9.8 a.m.) HOBA*RT, January 30. The Premier has issued a manifesto. With a view to .extinguishing the deficit, be proposes a further reduction of State expenditure, reduction of the number of members, limitation of. louns to reproductive works, and amalgamation of public bodies. SYDNEY. Jan. 29. The Government have purcliased 200,---000 bushels of seed wheat, mostly from South Australia, for distribution among the fanners. An additional £200 reward has been offered for the man still .wanted for Constable Long's murder. It is reported that one of the men arrested hi'.s made a full Confession, but the police are reticent. The Labor Conference, by 34 to 27. adopted a resolution m favor of the abolition ,of party parliamentary government. A feature of the stock sales was the repurchase of sheep and cattle- for restocking purposes. SYDNEY, January 30. The labor conference resolved m favor of Uie amended Navigation Act and Boiler Inspection Bill. Woolford made a written statement to the effect that on tliie -night- of the murder he met Grand and another man named Jones. They arranged for the robbing of the hotel. He refused to take any active part hi it. Washing outside, he saw Long enter and heard a shot fired. Grand and Jones rushed out and escaped m a sulky tlicy had waiting. The Rifle Association Ims .started a movement to raise funds to assist m sending an Australian team to Bisley this year. Lord Northland and Mr Holmes, Royal Commissioner for New Zealand, reach Sydney by the Omra.h. to-morrow en 1 route to New Zealand. MELBOURNE, Jan. 29. A letter received by Mr H. A. Grayson from Mr W. J. Warner, the wellknown London importer of Australian 'rabbits, urges the. necessity of maintaining a rigid inspection of rabbits. He remarks: "There is no Government protection m New Zealand, and therefore the game is very risky. I will only take goods from there now on consignment unless they be packed by my own representative and properly handled. They are better and finer rabbits all round than the Victorian, but I am sorry to say most packers are not reliable." MELBOURNE, January 30. The Age, dealing with the effect of the income tax on the investment of foreign capital m Victoria, estimates that during the lust seven, years it resulted m the withdrawal of nine millions of capital. ADELAIDE, January 30. In connection' with tike Stirling tragedy, the jury's verdict was that Culleii was* murdered* by some person or persons unknown. .