AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, 12 March 1901, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

By Telegraph.— Association,— Copyright.

NORFOLK ISLAND.

SYDNEY, March 11. Tins .Daily Telegraph's Norfolk Island correspondent, writing with reference to the island being made a repeating station fop the Pacific cable, says it will entirely change existing conditions, and create a. new era of prosperity. With the cable, it is hoped there will come- a new confederacy of the South Pacific with New Zealand as a beacon light. Then the island may hope to have some sort of Government more suitable to its wants, as so far the present suzerainty has proved a total failure.

MR, SPREGKELS AND THE PACIFIC

TRADE.

Sydney, March 11. Mr. Spreckels, in the course of an interview, said he fully intends to enter boldly into the development of the Pacifies trade, His huge liners needed cargo to make them profitable. THE SYDNEY DIVORCE CASE. Sydney, March 11, The second hearing of the suit in which Arthur Oonyngham seeks divorce from his wife, on the grounds of adultery with the Rev, Dr. O'Haraii, was opened to-day, The petitioner is conducting the case on his own behalf, He submitted a quantity of evidence similar to that given at last trial. The case is being heard before Mr. Justice Owen, Mr. Jack Want searchingly cross-examined Conyngham with the object of establishing that letters passed between the petitioner and his wife since the last trial. Conyngham denied any knowledge of certain letters. THE CONWAY CASE. Svdsky, March 11, Detective McLean, who has the Conway case in hand, has gone to Melbourne to interview members of the crew of the Talune, THE MURDER BY BLACKS. , T'y.UTH, March 11. Two aborigines, Banjo and Rajah, have been arrested, and have confessed to the murder of Mr. Durack. According to their confession'. Banjo placed a rifle close to Durack's head while the latter was deeping, and shot him dead. Rajah undertook to kill the son, but only succeeded in wounding him. Their object was robbery. THE PLAGUE. -'.•''■J; Bbisbaxe, March 1L Another plague case is reported, tie patient being a young Trepan, residing sX Eedfaffl, " ■ THE LATE SIR J. DICKSON, ■..■■■'.'...'■"■■': BeibsaatEj March 11. Probate in : the will of the late Sir -J. Dickson, has been granted on .£2060. ■..':. TO PREVENT THE SQUANDERING : '.."' OF WAGES, ;;. ■■■ Hyvxex, March 11. ,< With the view of checking the men work' ing oa- the new railways - from sfjiiaridwing'! their money, the State Minister for Works has proposed to stop 2s a day out of the -rages ■of all, aid hand it oyer when they leave the work.

; RICH GQW FIND, _ . Coowmki);k, Mpycji It, ' "A sensational strike is reported at Ifayley'i? United mine, two .rich , bunches ; i)l>' §J#nfi being met with, . Since Friday .shifts have been, bagging what, is /described as goldstudded quartz. It is estimated that .several thousand ounces have already been taken wx% Tiw- i»|offfiat.ion available fa «teg : ,•