AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 2775, 22 July 1907, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Electric Telegraph—Press Association. Copyright. GENERAL ITEMS. Sydney, July 20. The State Government is inviting tenders for a threek-weekly service to the East, to call at Queensland ports. Sydney, July 20. An an inquest on an Imperial pensioner who committed suicide, his wite stated that deceased had attempted suicide at lea-t a dozen times, generally about the time oi full moon. She had cut the rope, preventing lii- attempts to hang iiiiu-elt four or fire times. Perth, July 20. An expedition which is exploring the north-west oi Australia lias discovered a species of dog the size oi rats. Sydney, July The court has decided that a lady help is a domestic servant within the meaning of the Act. At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney the profits were announced to ho £97.000- A dividend of 10 per cent. i\as declared, £20.000 was added to reserve, and £27.<i(Ml carried forward. In commemoration of iiis sixty years’ connection with the hank, it was decided to present Mr Dibbs, the general manager, with a service of plate, and to have his portrait hung in the hanK. Sydney, July 20. A meeting of the Cud Lumpers’ Fuioii to-day, it is understood, accepted the employers’ modified proposals, and work will la- resumed early next week. Sydney, July 21. At the McLean regatta. R. Arnst win the £SO Handicap, with five seconds start from tho scratch man (Thoroughgoofl), who defeated M. .Mitchell (00 seconds start) by a, length. Arnst- had previously billowed the two and a half mile race between John Mitchell and .John Senile, whom Mitchell defeated by ten lengths. The New Zealander Webb is putting in good steady work. hut. being down to tho proper weight, is not overdoing things. Brisbane, July 21. At- lacrosse (he Canadians defeated Queensland by six goals ho three.