AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

North Otago Times, 23 September 1908, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Ily Eleotrio< Teieeraph.-CupyriKhU For Press Association.

Received September 22,'. at 11,25 p.m. Sydney, September 22. Arrived (3,3Q-p.in.)-UluTUUoa.

Tho Court suspended for six month' tho certificates of Captain Bjorkman master of the tug Hero, and Mr Mur phy, second mate of tho at&unci Suva.

Melbourne, Soptomter 21 A picco of falling wood in the Band and loch' Mine knocked tho manage" (Mr Ma c on) awl a miner (Mr Collins) from, tho COO feet level to tho 900 feet level. Both woro killed.

fteccived September 23, at 12.41| a.m. Sydney, September 22. It . is understood, when the State: Troosut'or' makes his budget 'statomeni on Thursday he will announco a record surplus. • A meeting of the Aeon underwriters decided, in view of the want of dofimtfi information as to thowndilion of tho wreck to defer action till tho Captain's report is received. Tho pioneer steamer of the new line of carfio steamers of the Clan line, Glasgow, tratlin? bctwoen Australia, British and Continental ports arrived to-day