AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12192, 11 February 1903, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS,

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright, FEDERAL POSTAL REVENUE. Melbourne, February 10. The Federal postal revenue for the half-year amounts to £1,197,000, being I slightly in excess of the Treasurer's estiI mate. ■.•"

TRADE COMMISSIONERS. ' Melbourne, February 10. Mr. John Holmes has returned from Eng- • land. Interviewed, he strongly urged the necessity ot the Federal States appointing Trade Commissioners to develop their ex«, port trade. ;<•■ LIBERAL REFORM LEAGUE. Sydney, February 10. A Liberal Reform League has. been form* ed. In the course of a speech Mr. Car" ruthers said that the league was not one of fiscal faith, but one the main aim of which!, was to oppose the present Government* which had inaugurated a system of social-' ism in connection with State works, wbicK. the scientific socialist must be ashamed ofy because it was associated with an element of corruption and political patronage. * , j OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID.. Sydney,' February !().■ . A serious outbreak of typhoid has aW. curred at Comnanble. There are 25 cases fiv, the hospital, and others are _ awaiting ai« I mission. The authorities are investigating V the cause of the outbreak. PROPOSED TEAM FOR BISLEY. Sydney, February 10. Efforts to raise funds to send a team tfl») Bisley to compete for the Kolapore Cuff, meeting have met with a poor response., > RAILWAY SLEEPERS. Sydney, February 10. » The Government have accepted a local' tender for the supply of half a million rail*l- - sleepers. SIR JOHN AND LADY SEE. Sydney, February 10. The Premier and Lady See pay a holiday visit to New Zealand in the first week of' March.SHOOTING OF A CONSTABLE. Sydney, February 10. Henry Jones, wanted in connection} j with the shooting of Constable Long hajj been arrested. A HEAT WAVE. Melbourne, February 10. -, Another heat wave struck the city to* day, 105 in the shade being registered. WHEAT IMPORTS. .Melbourne, February' 10. Victoria imported last week 300 bags ot wheal from New Zealand and 2000 from Adelaide. MR. WISE'S SPEECH AT THE EIGHTY! CLUB. (Received February 11, 12.59 a.m.) • Sydney, February 10. v Sir E. Barton, referring to the cable* gram concerning Mr. Wise's speech at the Eighty Club, attached no importance to it. It was ridiculous to suppose that any after-dinner utterance could be held to. bind the Commonwealth Government..