AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 243, 8 December 1900, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.

v PBB P&K3S ASSOCIATION. "■•" (Received 7,11.1 a p.m.) SSJM SydSET Dacember 6. B§tank*y Rowley is unable to accept the invitation to attend the New Zealand AJhlntic Meeting. Roseingrave will be authorised to represent New South Wales? at the meeting. Beceivcid 7, 11.28 a.m. &SDKM, Decamher 7. The crew of the ship Occident, which was burned at sea, nave arrived at Sydney via liji. *~The steamer Naming, which recently broke down, has arrived in low. Meu3octrnb, December 7. The Postmaster-General after going through the documents in connection •with the negotiations with the Eastern .Extension Gable Cjiapauy over the •Cape Cable favours the granting of the ■Company's demand, and strongly reoonlpnends the Cabiaei to sign the agreement. * Ja the Assembly the Old Age P«mnontf and a Mil to roduce the Inland Postage toapanny fi-oin April Ist were introduced.

Pbbth, December 7, A tragedy has occurred at, Parker- : ville. A- quarrel arose between a married conjie named Olfcey. The daughter while protecting her mother shot tar father with a revolver. He died in a few hours. deceived 8, 1.14 a.m. SrosEf, December 7. Under the extended franchise, 15 new members wero returned for the City Oouncii, 13 -i rfioui wero eiectodj on, diie ton. in ticiii.. Sir M.iiiiiwj

Harris and Sir William Manaiug werej .dtfeatad. MELBOOEK3, Dacember 7. The Kiuri T.sibiw Uo.'d pruiits far toe year are .£35,665. A dividend of three shillings is proposed, which is ai Jarge as is p;aciic:tiio in view of the] sash pay meats to be made la the near j future.