AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

TASMANIAN POLITICS. PARTIES EQUALLY DIVIDED. By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. Hobabt, ' March 6. The Assembly finds itself in a unique position. When it meets on March -25 Mr. J. W. Evans intends to resign tie Speakership and take his seat on the floor of the House. This will make the parties equally divided without a Speaker. N.S.W. MINERAL OUTPUT. INCREASE DURING LAST YEAR. Sydney, March 6. The total value of the mineral output of New South Wales in 1913 was £12,095.000, an increase of £453,649, as compared with the previous year. Gold contributed £635,703, silver and lead ores £5,721,854, copper £598,733, tin £421,292, and coal £3,770,375. Excepting gold, all show considerable increases. METHODIST CENTENARY. Melbourne, March 6. ■ A -meeting of Methodists in connection with the conference now being held here inaugurated a thanksgiving fund to mark the centenary of Methodism in Australia. Over £7000 was promised in the room. >It is stated that there are now 995 ministers and 621.374 members and adherents in the Methodist Churches of Australia and its Pacific Islands.

LATE ME. D. ANDERSON. Sydney, March 6. A private cable received here froir. London announces the death of Mr. David Anderson, late general manager of the Orient Company in Australia. "'' SENT TO AN ASYLUM. Perth, March 6. The man Standard, who was tried yesterday on a charge of shooting Alfred Smith at Subiaoo in December, was found not guilty on the ground of insanity, and was ordered to be detained at the asylum. KILLED WITH CANE KNIFE. (Received March 6, 8.30 p.m.) Suva, March 6. A message from Taviuni, dated February 22, states that an Indian attacked a coolie woman with a cane knife, inflicting such terrible wounds that =/ie died one hour later. The murder was said to be due to jealousy. The murderer has been arrested. INCREASED TRAM FARES. Sydney, March 6. A great public outcry has been raised against the Government's proposal to raise the tram fares. MOTOR FIRE-FIGHTERS. (Received March 6, 11.45 p.m.) Melbourne, March. 6. The Fire Brigade Board is about to spend £8212 on the purchase of motor fire-fighting vehicles. HOME FOR THE ADMIRAL. (Received March 6. 11.45 p.m.) Sydney, March 6. Admiralty House has been renovated ' and offered to Admiral Sir George Patey as his residence. TRAGEDY IN HONOLULU. (Received March 6, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, March 6. Details have reached here of a dcrjbl® tragedy on February 6 at Honolulu. Some two years ago a Sydney resident obtained a divorce from "his wife, well known in fashionable circles, on the ground of his wife's misconduct. Shortly after, the wife of another resident v.-is grarted a divorce or. the ground of her husband's . g misconduct with the divorced wife mentioned above. In the meantime the two ~ divorced persons had departed for SaE Francisco in company. A year later tba lady transferred her" affections to another man, with whom she sailed for Sydney. The parties were married shortly beforf.A reaching Honolulu, where they stayed to spend their honeymoon. The man' who ."sis? had been deserted in America shorty after appeared on the scene and shot t . mortally wounded the deserting known as Mrs. Stuart. He then turned* ;||S: the weapon on himself with fatal effect ' jjßii