MISCELLANEOUS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue 7627, 13 December 1902, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

Received 12, 9.56 p.m. PABIS, December 12. Tho Minister for Marine intends to restoro tho Mediterranean scjuadron to its war footing. LONDON, Decemqcr 12. M. Kcever was acquitted on a charge of murdering the late John Kensit. (It was alleged that after an open-air meeting he threw a chisel, which injured the brain of Mr Kensit, and caused his death). In connection with the refusal of the Federal authorities to admit a number of hatters who recently arrived at Sydney under contract, tho St. James's Gazette, commenting on the incident, questions tho ultimate wisdom of Australia's exclusive conduct respecting contract immigrants. As Australia was no longer the outlet for British industry, the paper adhs, Britishers must turn in other direc- ! tions. Fortunately there was no lack lof territory, nor of a wqlcome elsewhere. Received 13, 0.23 a.m. BERLIN, DccemJbee 12. In the Reichstag, the Tariff Bill was read a second time, without discussion, by 183 to 136. Received 13, 0.26 a.m. LONDON, December 12. The reserve fleet at Devonport has been ordered to be in readiness to sail at a day's notice. The Archbishop of Canterbury is losing strength, and his condition is causing anxiety. Received 12, 1i.12 p.m. MELBOURNE, December 12. Tho proprietor and publisher of the Age were each fined £25 for contempt of Court in publishing on October ! 4th, an article calculated to imperil tho fair trial ,of A. B. Worthington on. a charge of false pretences. In the master of John Norton, publishing a similar article in Truth, Justice Holroyd said ho had no. jurisdiction, and discharged the rule nisi, but without Received 13, 5.59 a.m. SYDNEY, December 13. A sitting of the Assembly lasted over 32 hours. MELBOURNE, December 13. The State Treasurer delivers his Budget on Thursday. It will probably show a probably show a deficit of over £900,000, and he will probably announce new taxation.

Fines in the Worthington case are £20,- not £25.

It is understood Mr David Mills lias submitted to Sir E. Barton a proposal that £40,000 be paid up to date for the Vancouver mail service. It is believed the amount named docs not commend itself to the Federal Government. Possibly the contract maybe extended, at any rate for a short period, on a basis approximately to the present arrangement. ADELAIDE, December 13. A search disclosed a little wreckage at Kangaroo Island and Port Victoria, but there is no indication what vessel it belonged to. FREMANTLE, December 13. The Kov. Tremayne, of Dunstan, was a passenger by the Oruba. IS slates he left Sydney owing to his strained financial position, and* intended making- a lecturing- tour of America. On arriving, he found it; impossible to fulfil his intention in consequence of exaggerated statements published. He has decided to return to Australia, where he will remain till he has cleared himself. Eeceided 13, 9.35 a.m. SYDNEY, Pecember VJ. lhe steamor Australian, from China, in latitude 10 South, ran into a peculiar thick haze, which continued until reaching the Australian coast. It was so dense as to make it impossible to discern objects a mile or two ahead. It was evidently trie "result of recent volcanio action.

A sale of obsolete naval supplies realised over £5000. A torpedd brought £400. •