AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5681, 16 June 1908, Page 1

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

MELBOURNE, June 11. The Deputy 'l’oslnuislvr-Ckflteral whites (hat he submitted estimates of oeccssary works totalling £750,000, but owing to Treasury restrictions they were reduced nearly one-Malf. Owing to the scarcity and the consiv|'ucnt high price of meat, the conditions of the introduction of Queensland can tie have been modified. SVJINEV, June 11.

The -gencrallv useful rains have caused a weakening in the wheat market in all (lie States, The Sydney quotation is 1/5.1 to -1/(1. It has been decided to establish (hairs of Agriculture and Aetcrinary Surgcrv at Sydney University. (Irci'n, who was sentenced to death for the mnr.ler of a .girl near Alaj£Jian( 1 in April, was recommended to mercy mi the ground of insanity. \ews from the Bismarck Arehipelauo states that three native boys attached to the ’Methodist mission at Paining. were captured by bushmen, killed aiwl eaten. SYDNEY, •hint 4 U-

The Federal Parliamentary Commitj,.,. i'-timates the cost of eiite.rtaimng tin’ American Elect in Sydney at £ IS,0(10. Ton as sailed for Uondon yesb-nduy 1,, fidlii Ids engagement with Burry, the English sculler. The Tennis Association has received ad vie s that the entries ol Wilding and Poklevin at the Olympic games contest--, were made too late. Am-tia lasia. therefore, will not. l>e represented. , PORT DARWIN, June bk

Information from Koepang and 11mor shows (hat the Imrrifiane which visited Broome e\b-ipled to the islands of Let tie Kisser, better, and Ba'rbcr, east of Timor, causing much damage to proi'crty and t!i ■ loss of m.ui,\ li\'cs.