AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143767, 16 April 1912, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

LOSS OF A BARQUE. Bv Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. HOBART, April 15. The barque Farsund has settled in the sand, and all hope of floating her has been abandoned. A FAMILY DROWNED. BRISBANE, April 15. Mrs. Maunders and three children were drowned at Indooroopilly while picnicking. It is supposed that one of the children fell into the river. The mother attempted to rescue it, and the other children jumped to the mother’s assistance. A fourth child escaped. . A PROJECT ABANDONED. MELBOURNE, April 15. The Federal Government has abandoned tho proposals mooted some years ago, when Sir John Quick was Post-master-General, of linking up the Pacific Islands wirelessly. .TRANSFERRED PROPERTIES. MELBOURNE, April 15. The Commonwealth has paid the States 3 per cent, interest on the value of the transferred properties, but without prejudice to claims for 3i per cent. A JUDGE’S LADY ASSOCIATE. (Received April 16, 9.40 a.ml) MELBOURNE, April 16. Mr. Justice Isaac’s daughter Nancy has been appointed associate to her father. She is tho first lady associate. AN EARTH TREMOR. (Received April 16, 10.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 16. A sharp earth tremor was recorded at tho observatory early yesterday. NATIVE BORN AUSTRALIANS. (Received April 16, 10.55 a.m.) SYDNEY, April 16. The census shows that of a population of 1,646,734 in Now South Wales 1,377,219 are native born Australians. A WHEAT SHIP LOST. (Received April 16/10.55 a.m.) . SYDNEY, April 16. The wheat cargo of tho sunken vessel Songyaar lias swollen ahd lifted the hatches and tho deck cargo is useless.