AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11691, 28 June 1901, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

I Gy Telesrraph. Pre A-cc;rd:cn.-C. >r, r: 2 Lt. ! produce for south Africa. i Tfo'iu'.r. June 27. ! Tkk Agent-General has arranged for the [ wale, to he delivered in South Africa., of '. 1,740,0001b of jam, and 125.CC0 bushels of I oats. QUEENSLAND SUGAR INDUSTRY. Brisbane, June 27. The Premier considers it questionable if it- would he advisable to make it than Government. THE LIBEL ON THE KING. Mi:i.noua.\-K, June 27. Mr. Findley, v. ho was expelled by the State Parliament in connection with the republication of the lib.-l on the King, intends i to contest the vacant seat i.i the Assembly | for East Melbourne. l'iiP.rn, June 27. j Th.rt.fe West Antral papers on the ' 16th inst. republished 'lie libel against the ; King fro the Irish People. ! THE FEDERAL PARLIAMENT. | Slni;i:oTJP.xu, June 27. j In the Senate a petition from Tasmania ! has been presented against any alteration of ' the law with regard to sweeps. It is dej clared that if present arrangements are altered Tasmania trill ho £20.000, and the Commonwealth .OCO,OCO of revenue annually. The Supply Bill, the first legislative enactment of the Cosnomnwcalth Parliament", has received Lord Hopetoun's assent. TEE FEDERAL TARIFF. (ficceiveri .Tur.o 28, 1.10 a.m.) Meleoiuine, June 27. In the House, Mr. Barton rented all ati tempts to draw from him a statement as to j when the Federal tariff would come into i operation. Statements were made that mtmen.se consignments of goods were being imported into Sydney in anticipation of the new duties. SHEEP SHOW. deceived June 27,- 10.40 n.m.) Svdn-ey, Juno 27. The sheepbreeders' annual show was opened to-day. The. entries show an increase over lawk year. James Gibson, Tasmania, and W. T. Horsfall, S. McO.ughey, j New South Wades, ere principal prizetakeis in merino sections: Wallace, New South Wales, took all the firsts and the grand champion for Lincolns. K. Cobb, Mauukau, taking four seconds. Cobb, also j took two seconds and a third for Romneys, ■ Mad Simonds, Tasmania tho grand cham- ! pion for Shropshires. j AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. I Micr.isocßN'K, June 27. ! Tho agricultural statistics for last year j show an increase compared with the previous year of over 103,000 acres under tilj L'tge. The yields of wheat and oats show J large increases, and other grains decreases.