AUSTRALIAN.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11675, 10 July 1906, Page 4

AUSTRALIAN.

Sydney, J uly 9. A sailor named Tell fell overboard from the Gteanier lndraghiri on she voyage from Dunedin to Sydney in the height of the gale, and was drowned. The Paddington Club declined to suspend Trumper and Noble, sis requested by the Cricket Association. Melbourne, July 9. The Treasurer hopes to deliver the Federal Budget at the end of the month. He will submit a proposal to transfer the State debts. Reference will be made to decimal coinage. The Treasurer does-not thiok any advantage would accrue from a change of the present systemThe new mail line will extend to New Zealand. While in London, Sir Joseph Ward took part with Mr Chapman, Federal PostmasterGeneral, in the initial stages of the negotiations* The capital of the company is £4,000,000, and the company is registered under the title of the Australasian Royal Mail line. Perth, July 9. The chess championship of the Commonwealth was won by Viner, Westralia, beating Watson, Victoria, by seven games out of 11.