VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 October 1908, Page 2

VARIOUS CABLED ITEMS.

[PEE Plikss ASSOCIATION- — COPTEUGHI.] AN INTESTATE ESTATE. SYDNEY; Oct 7—Mr W. P. Crick died intestatp. The value of the estate was £9,900. A DEFAULTER, IMPRISONED. SYDNEY,' Oct 7.—Livingstone was sentenced to three years and six months’ - hard labour. The sentence was reduced to two years on the strength of sureties for the restitution .of £SOO of Williamson’s missing money wit hiu. two, years. '■l JIOT WEATHER. SYDNEY,; 'This Day.—The first touch of'Summer was felt to-day, the thorrjio'm'ethr ' 'registering over 90 degrees; in'’tlie’’city. - (AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE. . MELBOURNE, This Day.—ln the Defence Bill debate, Mr Reid, in criticising" 1 Mr Dcakfu’s naval scheme, said ■ that if Australia wanted to go ift.-fpr a naval scheme let her do so but there was no necessity to endeavour to' get but of the payment of £200,000 for-the magnificent protec-' tion they got from the British Fleet for. If. 1 : The 'British Fleet would be sufficient for' the next ten years, supplemented by the present defence force enlarged' and improved. BEATS THE' OKARITO WHALE. SYDNEY, This Day.—A whale 97 ' feet (long was killed in Two-Fold Bay. 1 . V STAMP DUTIES. MELBOURNE, This Day.—During the discussion on the second reading of the Stamp Act Amendment Bill, several members strongly criticised the under-cutting between State and State. The Bill had been forced on Victoria by New South Wales abolishing stamp duties, thus giving Sydney business men an undue advantage over Victorian traders. The trend of the debate was calculated to dispel the jealousy between the two States. STATE GOVERNORS. ADELAIDE, This Day.—The Council carried a motion disapproving of the despatch sent by the Premier in August last suggesting that 'Stati( Governors should bo selected locally.