AUSTRALIAN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10659, 12 May 1906, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN.

(Press Assn. — By Telegraph.— Copyright.)

MELBOURNE, May 11. Speaking at the Town Hull dinner, Admiral Shiniamura said that the AngloJapuncsc alliance Avas the natural outcome of the intersets of the two nations m the Far East. Such being the case, there avus no reason why it should last only for the time covered by tho treaty, but for many generations.-'. (Received May 12, 10 a.m ) MELBOURNE, May 12. Mr Deakin states he has not yet considered whether the Commonwealth as a whole shall be represented at the New Zealand Exhibition. SYDNEY, May 11.' A man residing at Alexandria has- died of the . plague. Tho High Court m reviewing a judgment of the Lower Count, laid down that information supplied to clients by v .Trade Protection Society avus privileged, even if it Avere incorrect, so long as care was exorcised and malice not slioavii. It lay Avith those respecting whom information was suplied to prove malice. At the inquest -on tho body of Rookcs tho evidence showed that the pair had been living apart for eighteen months. Ho Avorried his wife to return to him. She refused. Just before the shooting she called her husband a silly. Rookes replied, "I will do for you." A post card avus found m Rookes* pocket bearing, the words, "It is because I love you I do this — where I go you go.". (Received May 12; 9.24 a.m.) SYDNEY, May 12. The Avorkers, on the Arbitration Court, commenting on the fact that girls Avorking m laundries received only eight to ten shillings weekly, said it was insufficient to keep them m decent food and clothes. - This condition of things was forcing young women into a state of immorality. Unless they got sufficient to keep body and soul together under heal? thy conditions, the old conditions of slavery were far preferable to the present system. The plague patient resided m the vie. inity of a store 'where, material was collected from Darling harbor. The latest development , of the cricket trouble is that the secretary and actingchairman of the Cricket Ground Trustees have declined to alloAV Trickett, president of the Cricket- Association, and also one of the trustees of tlie ground, access to the books of the trust. Trickett laid the matter before th<*. Minister for Lands, and asked for support and protection from him. Before the Presbyterian General Assembly, Dr. Clouston reported that a committee, representing the Presbyterian, Congregational, and Methodist Churches was com-inccd of tho feasibility of a workable union of the Protestant Churches. The Anglicans had not made any moA'e m the mutter. ADELAIDE, May 12. Splendid rains have fallen throughout the State. PERTH, May 12. William Maxwell has been remanded to New Zealand ova charge of having obtained goods to the value of £75. from John Burns ami Co.. of Cain bridge, by ■M^Mjj^MMH—^gy^^^-^^^^vais