AUSTRALIA.
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.
JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE. SYDNEY, April 27.
A man named Donaldson was charged I with th© murder of his father near Inverell. Accused's counsel pleaded justifiable homicide. The Judge directed th© jury to return a formal verdict of not guilty, and discharged th© accused without a stain upon his character. Th© father had attempted to" shoot his family, and thie son exchanged shots with him, two of these taking effect. AUSTRALIA'S GROWING TRADE. "Advices havo been received . that Messrs Houlder Brothers are doubling the size of their fleet for the Australian trade. A contract has been signed for several new 10,000 ton steamers.
PLAGUE RATS,
Four plague rats have been found in th© same locality of the city, in the last few days.
A "DRY" CANTEEN
Th© Order of Good Templars purchased the booth rights at the Maclean A. ond P. Show, and no liquors were obtainable. The Bench refused to grant a publican a booth license, and the Show Committee declined an application to give away free samples of •whisky and beer.
THE WARATAH,
MELBOURNE, April 27. A message received from the Premier of Natal gives a few additional details of th© Wakefield's search. The Wakefield is not expected to reach Melbourne till June 20th at th© earliest, and probably the 30th.
TYPHOID FEVER
Ninety-two cases of typhoid fever li3ve been traced to ono Fitzroy milk depot.
THE RECENT GALE,
Daring the recent gal© a ketch broke loose and collided with and damaged tho yacht Sayonara. Considerable damage was done to property ashore. A roof of a house collapsed, and the eight inmates had a miraculous escape. At the infectious diseases hospital many of th© patients sleep, in tents, which were torn to pieces, the patients being almost smothered in the debris md drenched with rain.
TASMANIAN WEATHER
HOBART, April 27. The protracted drought has broken but the rain comes too lato in many parts for the season's ploughing and sowing.
CABLE NEWS.
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Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13719, 28 April 1910, Page 7
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