AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14923, 22 February 1912, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

■ ,'• • ■ ' Br Telejcmsb.—Pieaa An eoi*Uoa,~STATE IRONWORKS PROPOSAL. (Received February 21, 8.45 p.m.) *. "^ Stoxey, February 21.. The State Cabinet lias appointed thrui x Ministers—Messrs. '. Hplman (AttorneyGeneral), Griffiths .(Public Works)/ and ' Beeby (Lands)—a - Special Committee, t» inquire into the establishment of State iron* works. " ■ •.';'. <; •'■■ '■• '-. . 1,..-: 1 -' ' ; -.'-' \: •'".■-'■'.'' ''- ; V '■'■"■;: ■■';.■.",'. MINERS AND MILITARY SERVICE, Sydney, February 21. A ballot of miners in the northern coal mining districts (Newcastle and Maitland) resulted in a verdict against compulsory, military training by a majority of two •' • to one. SYDNEY AS NAVAL BUILDING! CENTRE. V-Sydsey, February 21. The New South Wales State Govern* ment had informed the Minister for De« fence (Senator Pearce) that it is prepared - to build a cruiser and three destroyers. PEACOCK'S RETRIAL BEGINS. j MelbottexEj February 21. The retrial of Dr. Peacock, on,a ; charge of murdering the girl Mary Davics a(« Melbourne, has commenced.,.; .-,....," SAIN IN NORTH QUEENSLAND, : Brisbane, February 21.' Fear of drought in the Tdwhsville""parti . of North Queensland was dissipated by, heavy rains which fell yesterday. Several washaways occurred on the 'northern rail*, ways.. . ' '*" '.'■••._•. '■'■'. ■. SIX DAYS' CYCLING CONTEST, ' MELBOn»?irE t , February 21. Two of the teams in six .'days' cycli ing contest retired. The others -at the • end of 3C» hours were well together, 40 . miles ahead of the Sydney record. AH ' midnight all the teams had ridden 820 miles. Several unsuccessful attempts to ; gain a lap were made. "Lawsoxt and!' Dotzanor fell, but were not injured. ■4 . " Ti ■ ■>..- SIR H. HEATON HONOURED. • ■ • Pot/ February 21. . ■ . In recognition of his vertices to ihel cause of penny postage ft gathering at the Town Hall prM*Aed far Henniker Heaton with an illuminated ad ; dress signed by the Govemor-Gcncm and postanals of the various States, and intit a silver inkstand with a tome inlaid yn&f ~ ~ . theftomj* of the Emj?ire A , ■:.' i: ~„ , K ::■:':.■;:. i,, ,< ' ,tn' . ' '7f,1 . , t 1- „, if 1 i .M, [ f >