AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 227, 7 January 1911, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

PLAGUE OF GRASSHOPPERS. By Cable—(Press Association—Copyright. Sydney, January 0. Much destruction of crops has been caused by a plague of grasshoppers in Gundagai district. THE VANCOUVER SERVICE. Sydney, January 0. Sir James Mills, who is visiting Sydney, states that the matter of the Vancouver service remains in abeyance at present. INTER-STATE BOWLING. Adelaide, January 0. | At bowls in the final match the scores were: South Australia 118, New South Wales 89. THE RABBIT MARKET. Sydney, January 6. The Minister of Agriculture states that he has discovered that a ring has been formed to rule the rabbit market, which has cornered most of the freezing plnces in Sydney. It is thereby able to dominate the market and pay suppliers any price it likes. AUSTRALIAN NAVAL COLLEGE. Sydney, January 0. Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson favors the establishment of a Commonwealth naval college at Middlehead, Sydney. THE MOUNT LYELL MINE. Melbourne, January 0. ! The Mount Lyell return from De«ember 1 to December 28 inclusive is as follows: 27,022 tons of ore treated, also 25 tons purchased. The ore converters produced 027 tons of blister copper containing 009 tons copper, 44,830 ounces silver, and 878 ounces gold. WESTRALIAN POPULATION. Perth, January 0. The population of the State at the end of last year was 288,743. THE CANCER SCOURGE. Melbourne, January 0. A noticeable feature of the vital statistics for the last nine months is the increased number of deaths from cancer. WESTRALIAN POLITICS. Perth, January 0. 1 The Assembly has resumed its sitting. Bills reducing the Council franchise to £ls and increasing members' salaries ' to £3OO were read a first time.