The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-10-26
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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A boy at Charters Towers was discov-
ed TO be suffering from an Illness which
the municipal health officers believe to hy
buboniC plague.
| p to die end of September 30 nearly
$4,000 bushes OF last seasons maize crop
were shipped from the Clarence river DIS
TT ct to sydney,
The Queensland railway returns for the
month of September show Il decrease OF
E1S,ib5 compared with the corresponding
month of last year.
The Queensland gold yield for the
month of September amounted to 1889
ounces, being a decrease of 5,G5 ounces,
compared with September of last year.
The Governor OF New Zealand, acting
under instructions from the Colonial Of
flee. left in II. NJ. S. Mildura for Cook ISL
ands on Sunday evening to formally an
mex the group.
Two picturesque falls have been discov-
cred In the Canoblas Mountains on
branches Of the Cave creek. The highest
has been named Hopetoun Falls. and has
a drop of I'D feet.
The total quantity of wool shipped dl-
rect from Newcastle to London since the
opening Of the season is 1855 bales, as
compared with 11.059 bales at the CORE
spending date last year. being an increase
ot 1857 bales.
The first shipment OF horses from New
South Wales for China. on account of the
British Government, were shipped in the
steamer Perthshire. The majority of the
h, rises came from the Gunnedah and
Hunter river districts
Eight Hours Day was successfully cele
hrated in Sydney. Thirty trade societies
were represented in the procession.
Sports were held at the Agricultural So
ciety's Ground, and 1t is estimated that
about 5000 persons were present.
The Premier of Victoria has been in
formed by the Colonial Office that the
Austrian Government is sending two
commercial reporters TO Australia to in
ouire into the possibilities for further
trade between Austria and the colonies.
Mr.. Seldom Premer of New Zealand)
will move in the House OF Representatives
70, the Appointment of a Royal Commits
sion to inquire and report upon the de-
STABILITY or otherwise Of New Zealand
decorating with the Commonwealth OF
Australia.
The steamer Himalaya took for London
gold bullion valued at $4,000. supplied by
the Smelling Company of Australia, and
seven bars of buinon shipped by the p.
& o. Co. The steamer Tsinan, for Hong
kong, took gold TO the value of G2,O5O.
shipped by Chinese.
The Premier of New South Wales, Sir
William Lyme, accompanied by number
gentlemen, visited Yass on the 9Th in
rstant, at the invitation Of the residents,
to inspect proposed sites for the federal
capital. The party was entertained at
a banquet in the evening.
Referring In his speech to the proposal
of the Government of New Zealand to an
mex certain islands in the South Pacific.
Sir William Lyme sad that Australia,
under Federal Government must have
control of the Islands belonging to Great
Britain in the South Pacific, and he ad-
vised delay on the part of the Imperial
Government in dealing with the matter.
Sir Frederick Sargood of Melbourne Is
advocating a proposal that every State
school throughout Victoria should be
fitted with n flagstaff. and that upon the
opening of the Federal Parliament by the
Duke OF York Union Jack should he
ho'sted simultaneously on each Flagstaff
and saluted by detachments of cadets or
members of the volunteer defence forces.
Archbishop Carr Bishop Moore, of Bal
larat. and Bishop Reville, as n deputa-
ton, waited upon the Minister for Public
destruction in Victoria to urge that Ro-
man Catholic primary schools he allowed
to compete for State school scholarships,
ard that the Government should under
take the inspection of Roman Catholic
schools. The Minister said he would MS
certain the opinion of the Cabinet on the
questions.
report from New Zealand states that
Information has been received by one OF
the banking institutions that number
OF EXPERT "cracksmen'' are on their wav
from England to the colony. Other hanks
have been warned to take special precau-
tons.
1t is estimated that the put of sugar
from the Mackay district of Queensland
this year will exceed 2O.Oon tons The total
exports Of sugar from Mackav last wear
was 1886 tons. Prospects in the field for
the next crop are reported to he very
couraging, and II Is expected that last
seasons plant'rPs will be exceeded by
about ?5 per cent.
The final meeting ~ tho central com
mittce of the indian Famine Relief Fund
was held at the sydney town he'll. Hts
FSce'lencv Earl Boauchamn presided. Tho
report of the committee stated that tho
~ go amount p'sed tn September ~ was
re ri9 IFS Id. and c15OoO ~ the amount
had been transferred by cable to the Gov
ernor General in India.