AUSTRALIAN.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXII, Issue 6484, 1 February 1905, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN.

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Received Feb. 1, 9.35 a.m,

The Effect of the Hot Weather

Sydney, Feb. 1 Bee keepers are heavy sufferers by the late hot weather, as the melting wax killed the bees.

Fatal Cases of Plaeue.

The plague patient baa died at Grmffcon. Brisbane, Feb. 1 A fatal case of plague has occurred at Fortitude Valley.

The Report on the Aborigines.

Pbrth, Feb. 1 Dr. Both a report states that he obtained evidence showing the existence of % most brutal and outrageous condition of "affairs m regard to arrests of Aborigines. Children from ten to sixteen years of age, aad feeble old men are charged with killing cattle and made to plead guilty at the muzzle of the rifle if need be. Besides being half starved, they are hammered on the way to the townships. Tbe report strongly condemns the use of neok chains for native prisoners.

The Federal Mails.

Melbourne, Feb. 1 The Postmaster-Grdnerarstatea that the mails will go on all right this and next week. He makes a statement on Friday as to future arrangements.

The Butter Commission,

The State Cabinet considered the report of the Butter Commission, and subsequently a written statement was handed to tho prass, expressing the opinion that the owners of the butter were justified m receiving the secret commissions paid to their agents. In default of payment they were now m a position to recover the commission.