AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 64, 16 March 1911, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

[VBESS ASSOCIATION "!

A QUIET THREAT. BRISBANE, Much 15. Mr Fi*W, sneaking at Ipswich, h-Avl that" "if the ReiWenda proposals were not carried they would come again in a way that would make the opponents of the proposal fall down from fright. THE QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY. BRISBANE, March 15. The Queensland University opened with 60 students. The Governor, as Chancellor, in delivering his address outlined the objects of the mstrtutW°' HOME RULE FUNDS. SYDNEY, March 15. 1 Cardinal M&ran is -advised that Mr William Redmond is going to New Zealand to collect Home Rule funds, and not to Australia as cabled. THE BIG FLIGHT. SYDNEY, March 15. The JSrial League are asking the Federal. Government for a subsidy if £300ff for the .proposed Sydney to Melbourne flight, conditionally on the pnblic subscribing £10,000. THE REFERENDA CAMPAIGN. SYDNEY, March 15.. The Referenda campaign is proceeding with great vigor. Both sides are making a strenuous fight.

STOWAWAYS

SYDNEY, March 15. - Eight stowaways by the Manuka were fined £8-^ or two months' imprisonment eacii- ,"

A HOLD-UP

MELBOURNE, March 15. A man armed wfEh a revolver entered the Elizabeth Street branch of the .Post Office anS threatened to shoot the postmistress "unless she handecf over €he contents of the till. He started io climT) the counter, but noticed anoEhcr, woman at the telephone hox and bolted. IRI^JH BLIGHT. , -SYDNEY, March. 15. The Irjsh .hlight is rapidly spreading over the whole of the northern part of .oie State.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

. SYDNEY, March 15. = A, carpenter .named George Fraser, a recent arrival from New Zealand, attempted to*comin.lt suicide by shooting. Ho .then jumped into the harbor. jHe .was taken tp the hospital with a bullet embedded in his head

RTOH tGgl® ' SYDT^My, March 15

A;rich gold find has been made at Gundagai. A hundredweight of stone yielded., 100 ounces: Another parcel of 90 pounds dollied ,120 ounces. FOOTBALL.

SYDNEY, March 15. The annual report of the New South Wales Rugby Union shows a loss.last season of £3362, chiefly due to the cost of the American m visit. The {Union, however,- has a credit balance of £1586. The report .stated' that New Zealand was still entitled to hold the laurels. Although represented !by a comparatively weak^ team the Dominion had finished with an excellent record.

STATE OPTION

SYDNEY, March 15. The Methodist Conference, discussing temrjerance, declared in favor if State option. TIMBER IMPORTS.

SYDNEY, ■ March 15

The timber imports last year were valued at £2,153,134 as against the previous year's £1,686,552. DAMAGE IN THE VINEYARDS.

SYDNEY, March 15. Rain has caused heavy damage in the southern vineyards, which previously gave promise of big crops. MAORIS ON TOTJR.

SYDNEY, March 15. The Maori villagers sailed for England after a highly successful season.

STRONG TEMPERANCE VIEWS

SYDNEY/ March 15. Mrs ißarton, temperance lecturer, obtained a verdict , of £5, .for, libel, against* the Fairplay newspaper, which had stated that she gave a woman brandy. Cross-examined, she stated she would not give a dying child brandy if instructed by the doctor; to do so. Mr Justice Pring declared sho w-buld then/be guilty of manslaughter. •. ,