AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 24 May 1909, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

DII'OKTASC'ti UK ACaUOI"LITRE. Received Mav 2J. 10.13 a.m. SYDNEY, May 21. Professor Lowrie (recently principal: of Lincoln Agricultural College, Canterbury). who was asked to accept the professorship ol agriculture at the Sydney University. declined. owing to his live years' engagement, with the Goternnieut, of West, Australia to (ill the position of director of agriculture at the University. He was offered a ill-years' engagement at a salary of L' 11H'it a year, the same salary as that given by West Australia. VICTIM TO SFASICKXKSS. - Received Mav 2-1, 10. lo a.m. MELBOURNE. May 21. A passenger named Rogers by the Moana, which has arrived from lite Bluii' and Hohart, was found unconscious iu his hunk. He was removed to the hospital, hut life was found t'» he extinci. He suffered greatly between the Mull' and Hohart from seasickness. A DISASTROUS FiRE. Received Mav 21. 10.13 a.m. MFLBOI'RXE. May lit. John Darling and Situs' (lourmills at Colling" ood have been destroyed by lire, the damage being estimated at (.'12,000. The buildings were insured for L'7oiHl. FI.OGOIXG AXD FEDERATIOX. Recoiled Mav 21. 10.33 a.m. ' PERTH. .May 21. Responding to the toast of."The Parliament" at a meeting Mr Qutnlau. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, declared that. West Australia sullered greatly by federation, [f he had his way he would Hog every man who voted for federation to death. He would give Sir .John Forrest < tho first Premier and Treasurer of West Australia 1 ) the worst flagging.