AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY.
■ . P»B PRBSB ASSOCIATION. Sydney, March 7. A man named Hickey, of Annandale, another nanud MoArthur, of Paddington, and a boy named Smith, are suffering from pla«ue. Melbourne, March 7. The Tariff Committee has placed printing paper on the free list, the Government proposal of ten per cent duty being defeated by 25 to 21. The manager of the Pacific Cable ] Board has announced the rates to be ' 3s per word to Europe, and 2* to • America, ' Melbourne, March 8. Lynch states that being out of work made him depressed. He took a razo intending to take his own life, but | when about to do this an overpowering impulse seized him to end Maher's life. £ The woman's bands were terribly cu l ; in the struggle. Sydney, March 8. 1 An official return shows that last ] year, timber in the shape of piles, sleepers, and girders, to the value of nearly .£70,000 was inspected for the New Zealand Government and other public bodies there. This is exclusive of the Clarence River, where a large quantity is shipped. The New Zealand Government pays the cost of inspection amounting to about 1| per cent upon tbe total value. Wednesday's. rat poisoning will be continued next Wednesday.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 65, 10 March 1902, Page 3
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204AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 65, 10 March 1902, Page 3
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