AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, 5 August 1903, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

> By Electric TcleVaph-OnliyriEflt. For Press Association. ': MEBS ■ ' Received August 4, at. 8.2(1 ft.to'. • ';— -'Adelaide, August 4,_-: . Js'o'ticos :were p'tisieiTjip* at the;railwiiv' on ■ Saturday. statinK that after' August,Wthi 9 i hoiira wIU

! constitute ft ■day.'s work throughout 'the service, with certain exceptions. I Subsequently, after'a, Cabinet meeting ! „ notice was posted that the matter Ilittd been postponed for further consideration. ' ', „ Laiinceston, August 6, Three fresh crises of small-pox are reported, bringing the total since the outbreak up to 59. Hobart, August.4. Tho captain of tho Faparoa refused to take mails for New' Zealand, even though fumigated!. The. mails will, now have, to go Vjji Lauuceston. Brisbane, August 4. Iho Australian manager of the Japanese mail line states that, owing to tho increasing trade the company intend to replace two steamers; now running lo Australia by larger and faster vessels. Received August 4, at 9,38 a.m.; . Adelaide, August 4. The Chamber of Commerce adopted l a . resolution that tho Conciliation land Arbitration Bill was an unnecessary and unjustifiable invasion of the rights of each State to govern its own domestic affalirs, strongly condemning the compulsory clause, and demanding the appointment of a , Royal Commission to inquire into the ' effect of. similar legislation in .New Zealand and elsewhere. The reI solution further declared thjat the '. whole tendency of such legislation is ' calculated to, restrict entu'poisc, hum iper- development, and destroy com'merce in Australia.

Regarding the threatened increaso of hours in tho railway service, the Labor party strongly oppose any interference, with the eight hours system, and threatened to combine,with the ' Opposition, if the Goverjnment attempt to increase the hours,

Received August 4, at 9.58 a.m. Sydney, August 4.Full work lias been resumed at tho Central Broken Hill mine.

Arrived—Tongantcn, from Kaip'ai'a. Melbourne, August 4.

I At the annual meeting of the Victorian Racing 1 Club the chairman stated that since 1864 the Club hjad jpaid £1,480,000 in stakes. Owing to wet weather and other causes tho profits of idst year were £4OOO less than'those of the previous year, I . Brisbane, August 4,

J Alice Deverell has been arrested at Frosperin for shooting her husband dead. Shci is believed to be insane. The Earl audi Countess of Lonsdale havo arrived after an extensive I tour through China and Japan. Tho ,Earl states thja,t he very, jmuch doubts if Russia will, ever evacuate Manchuria. In Japan there is a, very strong feeling in favor of war with Russia, " but," he added, " the J|ap a neso are suffering, from an acute attack of swelled head."

Received August 4, at 9.10 p.m. . ' Brisbane, August 4. Wood, Kiernanand Panning a re resting, and Duncan and R, M'Gregor are playing against the Western Districts to-morrow. This is the latters first game- since he was injured at Batluirst, his services having boon enlisted owing to Stalker being confined to bed with a sevcro cold, thought at first to bo me a sles. Wallace plays centre three-quarter, Stead or R M'GregQr taking the place as full l ii -j has been raining steadily all day, whicji wif improve tho I ground, provided there is a break in the weatheif. Hospitality, officially and privately, Is liberally meted out to tho visitors. Queensland is strengthening its team for the return [match with Now Zealand en Saturday.-

.Received 'August 5, at 12.17 a.m.

Hobart, August 4. Sailed (4 a.m.)-Paparon, for New Zealand.

~ Melbourne, 'August & In "thp House several petitions were presented in favor of tlie prohibition of the... importation and sale of intoxicating liquor into New Guinea. Sir Philip 0. Fyeh said nothing :Md yet been paid the Federal ' Government- in respect to existing | agreements between the States and the Eastern Extension Company, but the £21,000 on the estimates for new-lines involved an ngreement between the Commonwealth and the Company.

On the New Guinea Bill, in Com, raittee, a new clause was added prohibiting the importation, manufacture anil sale of intoxicants or opium in the lerritory excepting for medical purposes, on the order of a doctor, and repealing the present laws, and allowing for the production of.sales. Mr Mauger, the mover of the, clauso, ■■ stated there wore fourteen licensees in tho territory, and it was scarcely credible they could all get a living from the 500 whites resident in New Guinea. The assumption was that much liquor got into the hands of the natives. Sir B, Barton and Mr Rcid opposed the prohibition, and contended that tho present legislation was working well. Another now clause was adopted providing that live per cont of territorial revenue each j'car be devoted to the maintenance and welfare of the aborigines.

Received August 5, at 1.2 a.m. Sydney, August 4,

Replying to a deputation representing the Mo'thodist body, who complained of insufficient local option clauses in the aew Liquor Bill, the State' Treasurer declared that ho would nover bo a party to a Bill allowing for the closing of hotels under any circumstances without compensation in some shape or form. Real compensation was not shadowy,