AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2372, 31 May 1906, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PER UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. AIR SEDDON’S VISIT. Alelbourne, Alay 30. Air Seddon returned to-day and bail an interview during the afternoon with Air Deakin, who meets him again to-morrow. Air Seddon also had an interview with the Consul for Netherlands, who informed Air Seddon that there is a splendid opportunity for trade between New Zealand and Japan, and that at the present time there was only one steamer going there from New Zealand. For three months in the year there was a good trade in butter, cheese and meat. The Consul stated that he would do all lie could to promote a service and give every information. Air Seddon will l>e entertained at a dinner by the Federal Government to-morrow night .and dines with the State-Governor to-night : on Friday evening be will be the guest of the Government of Victoria : on Alonilay tin' New Zealand residents will entertain him. Mr Seddon received the following telegram from Air AlcGuigan, county chairman of Hokitika: “Congratulations from your constituency on the merited high honour bestowed on you by the people of AUstralia.’* DESTRUCTION OF RABBITS. Alelbourne. Alay 30. Dr Danysz lias arrived at Perth. He has declined to give an opinion as to how the virus will act in Australia. a- much depends on the climate and other conditions with which lm is not at present familiar. Dr Danysz gave a non-committal reply to tin* tj*lery as to whether there is any possibility of the disease spreading to other animals. His own opinion is that it will not. hut he intends that his experiments shall leave no doubt on tlie subject. He prefers to demonstrate rather than advance opinions. AN INSURANCE CASE. Perth, Alay 30. In n case in which the assignee of a policy of insurance on the life of Henry Blake proceeded against the Equitable Life Society for the recovery of the amount assured, defendant society objected to the payment on the ground that Blake, when insuring. bad failed to not it v the Society that lie was suffering from a serious disease. The jury returned a verdict for the amount claimed. PETITION AGAINST HOAIE RULE. Alelbourne. Alay 30. Tn connection with the petitions against Home Rule. Air A. Donkin. Feheral Prime Alinister. states that some controversy took place over tlie sending of them through the Gover-nor-General to the Imperial authorities. The petitions were sent to the Governor-Genera! without any reference to his Ministers, and Lord Xorthoote declined to send them lloine. Mr Deakin threw out a hint at the time that the petitions might he sent through him. and that he would hand them to the GovernorGeneral. hut the hint was not taken. COURT AIARTI AL. Sydney. A!a\ 30.

Three colonial seamen on lI.M S. Challenger Hannan (of Invercargill). Kigtree (Sydney). and Hopkins (t)ueenslanil) were court mart ialled a hoard the Challenger. The men took a limit belonging to their vessel at night and escaped ashore. Hannan was also charged with stealing a shipmate's clothes. Several limits from the warship went in pursuit, hut failed to capture the men, who were subsequently arrested ashore. The men pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment . THE ZIONISTS. Melbourne, Alay 30. Elder McCnllngh said that there was a desire that he should take charge of the work in the Commonwealth. Ho proposed to organise nil effort with the object of sending power to an attorney in America to recover at law 11200 sent from Australia to Zion City. It was not intended to send any more people from this count ry to Zion City.