AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11679, 14 June 1901, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

| By Telegraph.—Press Association.— NEW SOUTH WALES ELECTIONS. Sydney, June 13. Tub Ministerialists opened the election campaign with a monster demonstration in the Town Hall hist night.' The Premier, in the course of Ins speech, announced that after providing £114.000, the cost of the Federal celebrations and other extra expenditure, the revenue of the State would cover the expenditure proper of the year. He denied he had made any compact with the Labour party in connection with the forthcoming elections. CHARGES OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Melbourne, Juno 13. Garman has been committed for trial on threw charges of embezzling £510 from the Kauri Timber Company. THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. Melijoxjkke, Juno 13. During the Debate on Supply some <-■<>- vernment appointments of Federal officials were strongly condemned. In the Senate a petition was presented from Tasmania in favour of the suppression of Tiii.ters.iirs sweeps. Mr. Keating (Tasmania) said if the sweeps were driven out of Tasmania they would probably go to New Zealand or to Hong- ' kong. At a meeting of the Commonwealth Labour party, Mr. Watson (New South Wales) was elected leader in the House and Mr. McGregor (South Australia) in the Senate. The House in Committee of Supply passed the Bill through ail stages without further amendments. The Post and Telegraph Bill, introduced during the debate, dealt chiefly i with questions of sweeps, against which -he J Bill proposes to close the Post Office. 1 (Received Jane 13, 12.0 p.m.) J MjvM'.oujixk, June 13. j 11l the Senate Mr. Drake moved to susj peud the Standing Orders, to lake, the Sup- ! ply Bill,' which the alterations made by j the House were net shown through ail its | tinges. TJio motion met with a storm of dissent, end was characterised as. a, deliberate attempt to belittle the Senate. The I speaker? were unanimous that any attempt i to not recognise the powers of the Senate ! would not be tolerated, and threats werej made to throw the Bill out. After assurances from Mr. Drake that there was no desire to ignore the Senate in any wav, and thai the Bill would be brought down* again in a form to meet the views of Senators, the discussion was adjourned till to-morrow. WEST AUSTRALIAN POLITICS. I'i.HTK. June 13. ilu> Premier, Mr. Leake, outlined the Go- , vernment's programme last night. The key- , note is economy. He said the probable deficit at the end of the year would be £10,000. and the Government would not undertake any more new railways or othei public works. They would have to borrow over three millions to complete works on hand and equip railways with rolling stock. The' promised legislation included redistribution of seats on ;, population basis, reduction in the number of members, ami traru?conliue::t«l railways. i HE QUEENSLAND PREMIER. IiOUABT, Jen'- 13. Mr. Philp, the Queensland Premier, Las returned by the I'd.panui. DEATH FROM SMALLPOX. Adki-.upe ; June 13. Berry, one of the Ormuz smallpox patients, is dcv.d.