AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, 27 June 1906, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

' By Eloctrlo Telegraph'.—Copyrlglit, ' s>tr Presg Association* Received June 26, a t, 10 a.m. . Sydney, J.une so. The Premier states that the Government has been empowered to select eight or ten engineers and surveyors for a large engineering work in the East, at salaries ranging to £iooo a year. The name of. the country is not disclosed. The Premier has' also announced that an order is likely lo be placed for at' least half a million pounds worth, of material for the East to he manufactured, in this State. Tiie order will probably be one ot the most important the State has,ever received, and will tend to greatly improve trade. A cold snap of winter is being experienced,' ami snow lias fallen in the highlands.

Received J.unc 20, at 10.G a.m. Sydney, June io. Dr Stretch has been enthroned Bishop of Newcastle with impressive ceremonial.

'A stfilfc of boys in the Newcastle collieries is spreading. The Ifutton mine is idle, while notice has Lecn giviou in the Lambton and Newcastle pits.

Forty-one guineas was paid at the sheep sales by Mr Seth-Smith, of New Zealand, for a yearling . Shropshire ewe from Mr Hansen's Tasmaniau flock. This is said to be a world's record for a yearling ewe. Received June 26, at 10.22 a.m. Melbourne, June 20, Mr Dcakrt will probably mate an announcement in a day 01 two in reference to the representation of t-Jio Commonwealth at the New Zealand Exhibition.' •

Mr is still making a mystery over the English mail contract, and various efforts to 4raw him on the subject have failed.

The trustees of ithe Melbourne Cricket Ground have granted dates to the Victorian Association for ceiv tain intcr-Stntc matches and * made a tentative promise in regard to dates for matches with an English team All this has keen done without consulting the Melbourne Crickctr ciuU Some of the trustees, however, at lege that they were not consulted in the matter. This move introduces a new-ami conflicting dement Into tlw cricket dispute. Received June 2c, at 10.45 a-m. Melbourne, June 20.

The Rev. Mr M'Oitllagh has received a letter from Overseer Voliva, of 7-tion Oily, in which lie says 1"I discovered during the first two or thive weeks of my administration Hint Zion City's total liabilities were 0.000,000 dollars; and that the interest hi!' amounts to 5271d01s a day. Thai; is 300,000i101s in interest and dividends unpaid. There arc outstanding notes against Dowie to the extent of 300,000d015, and he had overdrawn his personal account to the amount of 540,000d015. The Institutional Bank account had been overdrawn by ii4,ooodols. (Notwithstanding that that tlic income of the 'church was looodols. a day, he had overdrawn the church account with the hank to the extent of 200,000d015. Mrs Dowie paid loocdols for one bracelet, and their annual household expenses were 50,000d015. They had been squandering the people's money during the past three years. Dowie had been indiscreet in his associations with women, and was apparently preparing the way. to polygamy."

I-lobart, June 20,

Koports of floods come from all over the island, l A ut 110 disasters are reported. An extensive landslip extending for three miles, bioiM t';Mount, Lyell railway.

Received at midnight. Sydney, June 20.

The Lai,'or Party intend to move a vote of censure 011 the Government for the delay in dealing with the reports of the Land Commission and the Railway Conkiission. The centre of the Antarctic disturbance is at present south of Tasmania The ijaijanotcr is down to 23.91. The wind is blowing with a force of co miles, but probably wi abate within 211 hours. There is much delay in southern telegraphic trallic

Adelaide. June 2(S,

The official statement of las't hat vosl is 1.0,143,000 bushels. The gener al average is uf bushels. The mone; value is three and a half mi,Hons.