AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 153, 23 October 1896, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

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SYH.nky. -22. At tlir National liitle net tiiiir Lieutenant K. atiie_ r . who attended the ritle meeting in Oamani m March, won the (Queen's Championship for the fuiii'h time. Hi> score on tin* present ■ 'nu-i.m was .!70. Mi in u'-ir antl I'.ii-«■!!-. the Nov Zeahmders, scored ::i» .a.<l respectively, and each receive a prize of A great perfonnance was pm up oil the Agricultural track to-day by \Y. Kerr, who was paced 1»y a triplet, on which I". (i. Simpson. the New Zealander. had a. seat. The quarter of a mile was run oil" in 2<> I ">:h sec., anil the mile in lntin "»7se<\, both of which are Australian records. The half-mile was covered in the same time as tin- » i-'it:_r record of 1 see. The Northern river sugar growers are appealing to Government to appoint a committee to inquire into tlie industry with a \ iew to the removal of duty a lid aNo to inquire into the position taken up hy the Colonial Sugar Company. Ai-ki.mi f. Oct. 2::. The South Australian lit '_'i-L< r has started a fund in aid of di-tr>---. d settlers in the Northern district-, amongst whom there is great destitution owing to the protracted drought. Some of them are entirely without flour, and are living on hread made of bran and pollard. Large numbers of cattle are dying, and many farmers in order to keep the few remaining alive are turning them into the wheathelds. 1 hiring the year ended :51st August, the population of the colony increased by :;7W. Martin's disqualification holds good for ail meetings under the auspices of New South Wales and the \ ictorian leagues, as well as the South Australian league. Pu.tu. Oct. 2M. The anniver-.iry of the day on which responsible Government was Lrran: d to the colony was chosen as tlie date for the first Kight Hours demonstration. and the celebration of it passed oft" with great success. r.msisANK. This day. At the annual meeting of the Queensland Deposit liank, the chairman announced that it would be necessary at an early date to ask depositors to accept a lower rate of interest on locked up deposits and take land in part payment of the principal money.