AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Mataura Ensign, 4 July 1914, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

t—i.—■ SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW. BX IWSQTRIC TBLSGBAPH— COPYBI3« FSB VKITBD PBBBB ASSOCIATION. SYDNEY, July 3. "£ho Governor (Sir Gerald Strickland) officially opened the Slieep Show. The Minister for Agriculture (Hon. ,W. G.> Ashford) stated that sheep in -f New South Wales at the end of 1913 numbered 39,543,000, an increase of 750,000. The president of the Sheep Breeders' Association referred to the growing disposition to replace merinos with croFSibreds. which had greatly increased during the past few years. SMALLPOX IN SYDNEY. : , SYDNEY, ( July 3. Three smallpox cases were reported w to-day. MOUNT MORCAN RETURNS. Received Julv 4, 9.45 a.m. SYDNEY, July 4. The Mount Morgan returns for June show that 23,630 tons of ore were treated for 645 tons of copper and Toll ounces «f gold, valued at £70,309. The manager advises that the change from the oFd plant caused a reduction and will probably affect the returns for the current four weeks. the tasmania'n revenue. Received Julv 4, 10.45 a.m. , HOBART, July 1. In addition to the proposed increase in sweep' tickets tile Government nroposes to increase the death duties and the land tax._ , The Government intends to raise the stamp duty on Tattersall's tickets to threepence each, thereby securing £12,000 of revenue. ALLOWED TO LAND. Received July 4, 10.45 a.m. SYDNEY, July 4. Charles J. Cowper, a passenger by the ITlimaroa from New Zealand, de- ■ scribed as a half-caste Indian, who was not allowed to land, the official reason given Wing that C-owner is, a colored person and therefore under the Aliens Restriction Act not permitted to come ashore, lias been allowed to land provided he leaves by the Osterley. VERDICT FOP DEFENDANTS. SYDNEY. Julv 3. The jury returned a verdict for the defendants in the case brought by the Co-operative Assurance Companv, claiming: £50,000 damages against "ie 'Sun' Newspaper Company for alleged libel. Mr" Justice Sly concluded a long ■l summing up with the words. "If the A jury found that the 'Sun's' comment f was fair, bona fide comment, the verk diet would• be for the defendants."