AUSTRALIN.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 254, 8 December 1904, Page 3

AUSTRALIN.

THE BUTTEK SCANDAL IN (Rec. 9 a.m.) j MELBOURNE, This Day. At the Butter Scandal Comniis-. sion Mr Tavernor, Agent-General and ex-Minister of Agriculture, was further examined wi%h reference to letter books damaged, at the AgentGeneral's Office. He declared it to be his honest opinion that Mr Sinclair had deliberately damaged, them. FEDERAL POLITICS. GERMLANY AND THE MARSHALL GROtJP. (Rec. 9.7 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. In the Federal Senate Mr BruceSmith pointed out that under the 1886 agreement 'between Britain and' Germany the latter had no right to impose restrictions on vessels visiting the MarshaJls. He asked the Government to take steps to have the status quo restored while the matter was being diplomatically settled. In the House Mr Glynn gave notice of motion to amend Mr Deakin's preferential trade motion by adding' to the words "continued .loyalty to the Empire by the people of the Common■wealth,"the words "to no extent depends upon preferential fiscal treatment of their products on importation into the United Kingdom." The Senate has amended the Papua Bill to provide local option* instead of actual prohibition in: New Ouinea. , The House returned the Arbitration Bill to the Senate with a message giving reasons for non-agree-mfint with the Senate's amendment^ M*' Deakin will >be g-iven an opj>ortunity to-day to make his prexerenti&l trad? speech in the House. THE DERELICT AT SEA. (Rec. 9.45 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. Nothing has been ascertained of the identity of the capsized vessel reported by the Gladys. It is suggested that she might be a barque in ballast from Capetown to Newcastle. The captain of the Clan McLeod. reports that he saw a dead whale close to the spot where the supposed derelict was observed. CASUALTIES IN A CUP RACE. (Rec. 9.4.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. Five 1 horses fell in the Cup race, and thr.ee jockeys were seriously injured, THE HEAT WAVE AND BUSH FIRES. LOSS OF STOCK, GRASS, AND CROPS. (Rec. 9.45 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. "Bustf fires are very general, and "much grass and crops, and numbers of cattle and sheep, have been destroyed. The heat wave is unabated. ;