INTERCOLONIAL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 23

INTERCOLONIAL.

MELBOURNE, April 21. The conspiracy charge arising out of the Honald-Harper case was continued to-'day. Huxley and Hill have been committed for trial, but William Harper, Brocket, and Kemp have been discharged on the ground that there was insufficient evidence against them. The John William Kaiser mentioned in the English cablegrams as having committed suicide -after trying to shoot his wife was formerly a rich resident of Hawthorn, who went Home a few months ago. In 1901 he was divorced from his wife. Five years later he was acquitted on a charge of conspiracy in connection with an endeavour to secure a reduction of the alimony awarded by the court to TiLs wife. He married, secondly, a Miss Emmerson, of Brisbane April 22. Sixty cases of typhoid at Fitzroy are traceable to one milk run. SYDNEY, April 19. The coal export from New South Wales for the first quarter of this year decreased by 762,274 tons, valued at £355,831, as compared with the corresponding quarter of last year. April 20. Mr M'Gowen, in replying to Mr Wade’s challenge to table a motion of censure, declared that his party wanted the next censure motion against the Government to be determined not by Parliament but by the people. April 21. The famous jumper Mahon,ga won the •high jump, clearing 6ft Tin, at the Grafton show to day, but immediately efterwardls dropped dead. April 23. A petition is being largely signed in Newcastle asking for the release of the imprisoned strike leaders. At a meeting of the State Liberal Reform party, Mr Wade intimated his preparedness to lead the party at the ensuing general election. He would not forsake his supporters at this critical moment, and never had any intention of doing so. April 24. The butter merchants have decided to reduce the price of butter to-morrow by 2s per cwt. April 25. The Malay crew of the steamer Kalibia, which refused duty on the voyage from New York to Melbourne, repeated the offence on the trip from Melbourne. They were arrested here, and were sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment. , 4 ireless message from the Makura. received via Honolulu, reported the vessel to be all well in latitude 5.35, longitude 167.6. ADELAIDE, April 20. The seismograph record reveals a disturbance or Saturday about 2500 miles 'distant, lasting for about 10 minutes. PERTH, April 23. Lloyd’s surveyor has returned from the scene of the Pericles disaster without finding the wreck. The fittings and fore part of the vessel continue to come ashore at Leeuwin. It is surmised that the" after " part is intact.