AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14807, 10 October 1911, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

■'"■''..■.'■■■. m ' '""••■';"■■; j^h'^P • As Association.—CbpjTrigfifc NEW ZEALAND MARKSMEN.. , .'. . - Sydney, October 9. Shooting at the- Rifle Associations meet* ing to-day was carried out in .the, rain. /-There, /was' a tricky;• wind' blowing. --In ; the Referee Match, 10 shots at .'6ooyds" and 700 yds, Private Loveday, WooJville, New Zealand, and Private Shaw,-; Melbourne, tied with. 92 ; points each. 'Loveday led?at the longer ranges and, was .awarded the ' cash prize. ■:■ A shoot-off will .take-place for the rifle trophy. James,*.' Napier, 87, and Ohing, Lyttleton, with'B6, each'won £2. , ~,,;- ; .:■: >i '-..■• ESPIONAGE ON. RAILWAYS. •■;.-,,•_■ -\:' : ; (Received' October 10, 1 a.m. '"- - '_:["':'■ . Adelaide, October 9. Railway men, at a meeting;"protested 1 '. against, the system of espionage' recently introduced. The system was referred-to . ' 'as being despicable,.,. ~ ~, ■ ' - , ><• u'* .-',t-" >± , ' ' . ' o.': : m ; SOME ROLE ' ENVOYS.: •' ' . :,.■. "Octoljer 10. ■1 - a.-ra.). J'.I*'1 *' - ■";';' >',}*,'J ''~;MELBOTRNE,- October.9." ' . Mr. Hazelton, in. responding to 3, .wel* come ' to • ths-Irish;"-Envoy s'ajd'-ihat? their , sai'on .had ; -so' far —shown •■; results 100 "' per cent, better than ;on -the occasion, of the previous tour. ..: '.. .■■'■::.' ■>. ».■■■ ;■', '■■ -■■ ■■> 1 -" '■ '*' ■■■' ■' '"■■'. ■■■■■"■>■ ■■■"'■ «■ ■>■' ■■"■■■ :--'.: '

, A . JOURNALIST EKTSETAXSEK * . • _ _ SydneYj ■ October -9. Mr. E. V. Hall, journalist, of the staff* of the Sydney Daily Telegraphy who'; is, -re- , turning tc Auckland ,to , join .the torial staff of the New ZEaCAKd Kkrald, was entertained to-night" by the Australian ' Journalists'' Association. Mr. .Beeby, New South Wales Minister for Lands," ..ttndviir. Carmic hael, Minister, for Public Icstrcction, v ere present. '';■■'; --';': - RAISING THE TAVIUJII.- - ••■ '..'■'. ••; ■.-,., -■"-- ■' ■■■•:..".' .■'.-. - - ' (Received October 9, 10.10"pjn*-" » ;"'• "''"•' r •;-■ Sydney, October 9. -.Three powerful —pumps __ ; are bein;* worked in the ....holds, of ; the . steamer Taviuni, and it is, hoped'that-the; vessel , will be raised' to-night. ' -•■*•• :- i',- ■"■'■■■■. ■.■.-'.'.; •-"■"■' _____ . |■ '■'- - i -/:v;-^^'■r■': :^^'fMh■!^■^^lM?^:iiS^: . \^ FORECASTING OF seasons. „ ! M__BOLT_r.i, October 9. | . The Federal ; haa-recom* mended the introduction, of season '-forecasting. ..■'.....','.■'. '.z^cx | . u ! .'■■ - *- _ - ~ *,*. SCHOOL TEACHERS' SALARIES. Sydney," October S. ■li Mr. - Carmiehael, Minister for states .that the Government'-- ' placing £100,000 on the , Estimates .'toprovide .for increases to school teachers' salaries. * ,-. '■ » ** * v LADIES' GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP. Melbourne, October^. 1 Mies Binnie won the Victorian ladies* golf championship. ' - *■- -'->-" - ■' THE LATE ME, BATOHELOE. " . ; , ,M__bqu_n_,"-October-9..'

.Mr. Batcbelor, late Federal Minister fc? External Affairs, who died suddenly whilst on a walking tour, remarked, that he had not taken- much exercise "lately] and';;was not feeling in '"good form. - He. then-fell forward ■ ; dead. I' Mr. Fisher was --■ greatly; ;j affected by the news. He described •Mr. •- Batchelor as an ideal Minister for the post, and a popular man■ with 'th& party.." The newspapers pay;tributes to his ,"sterling qualities. x " '" (Received October 10, i a.m.) ' Adelaide, October 9. • ■'. The -. South Australian Government •? is carrying out arrangement? for t;ie late Mr* Batchelor's funeral." : : ' \ AUSTRALIAN LAND LAWS. Sydney, October 9. Mr. Beeby, in a speech in support of the Liverpool Plains . .Labour candidate, declared ; that before ; the : end of [the, session the Government intended ' to provide that the tenant farmer from .the private owner of the - land, shall be compensated - for improvements made to the land on the.-tort mination of hie lease. Th& ] Government - also ' intended 1 -: to ; pass .a. - Fair. Rents -Bill, - the rents to bo fixed by competent Court officials.