AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10377, 7 June 1905, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Asai.— - By Telegraph. — Copyright.) SYDNEY, June 6. The underwriters liave received a cablo that the barque Trichera, timber laden, bound from Westralia- to East London, has been wrecked near Durban. A meeting of the New South Wales Bar passed a resolution deprecating restriction ou the powers of the Judges of the, High Court m regard to holding sittings afc any of th* States .at such, tomes as they consider necessary. The Epsomi Handicap entries include the New Zealanders Mariiapoto. and Mac. bine Gun, and for the Metropolitan Handicap Maniapoto, Mahuutouga, and Golden Knight. (Received June 7, 10.10 a.vi.)' SYDNEY, June 7. There aro oighty-nine entrants for the Epsom Handicap, seventy-three for the Metropolitan Stakes. Mr Sutler, the New South Wales government commercial agent m tlie East, urges coal owners to establish cod depots m the East to develop trade. Ho predicts a large volume of business between Australia and Japan at the conclusion of the war. iMELBOURNE, June 6. The report of the Collector of Customs of Tasmania, furnished to the Federal Treasurer, shows that Tasmania's imports abroad have fallen off considerably under the Federal tariff, but the decrease is. made up by imports from Victoria. In addition) to this loss of revenue the competition of large factories on the mainland f is crowding tho small factories; of TasnianJa out of existence. MELBOURNE, June 7. ;Tb« Vancouver contract has been practically arranged. The terms are the same as under the old' contract, with £6000 additional subsidy, of which Canada, pays £3000, .and the. balance is paid by the Counnohweralth- and Fiji. The ports of call remaibi as at present for 12 months. Tho new contract is for 12 months, with the right of extension for. another year.