The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-25
AUSTRALIAN NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

a boy at Charters Towers was discov-
led to be suffering from an Illness which
the municipal health officers believe to be
bubonic plague.
Up TO the end of September 80 nearly
5000 bushels OF last seasons maize crop
were shipped from the Clarence river dis
trict to Sydney.
The Queensland railway returns for the
month of September show decrease of
G1S.I55 compared with the corresponding
month of last year.
The Queensland gold yield for the
month of September amounted TO 1888
ounces, being "A decrease of $685. 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
snds on Sunday evening to formally an
mex the group.
Two picturesque falls have been discov-
cred i'm the Canoblas Mountains on
bI anches Of the Cave creek. The highest
has been named Hopetoun Falls, and has
a drop of 40 feet.
The total quantity of wool shipped di-
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 ipnSease
o. 1887 bales.
The first shipment of horses from New
South Wales for China. on account of the
steamer Perthshire. The majority of the
nc rises came from the Gunnedah and
/ Hunter river districts.
\ Eight Hours Day was successfully cele-
brated in Sydney. Thirty trade societies
were represented in the procession.
\ Sports were held at the Agricultural So
ciety's Ground. and it is estimated that
about $1,000 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
quire into the possibilities for further
trade between Austria and the colonies.
/ Mr. Seldom premier of New Zealandl
will move in the House of Representative
foi the appointment of a Royal Commits
sion 10 inquire and report upon the de
STABILITY or otherwise of New Zealand
Australia.
The steamer Himalaya took for London
gold bullion valued at e2.6O0. supplied by
the Smelling Company of Australia, anc
seven bars of bullion shipped by the r
&, o. Co The steamer Tsinan, for Hong
kong took gold to the value or t2,oJo
shipped by Chinese.
The Premier of New South Wales, Si
William Lyme accompanied by a numbe
of members of Parliament and othel
gentlemen, visited Yass on the 9Th in
slant, at the invitation of the residents
capital The party was entertained a
a banquet in the evening.
Referring in his speech to the propose
, lof the Government of New Zealand to an
mex certain islands in the South Pacific
Sir William Lyme said that Australia
, under a Federal Government must hav
, control of the islands belonging to Grea
Britain in the South Pacific, and he ad
vised delay on the part of the Imperia
Government in dealing with the matter
Sir Frederick Sargood of Melbourne
advocating proposal that every Stat
school throughout Victoria should b
J fitted with flagstaff and that upon tn
4 opening of the Federal Parliament by til
Duke of York a Union Jack should /
boisted simultaneously on each fiagsta
, and saluted by detachments of cadets c
me mbers of the volunteer defence forces
2 Archbishop Carr, Bishop Moore. of Bal
Q larat. and Bishop Reville. as a deputa
ton. waited upon the Minister for Publ
a Instruction in Victoria to urge that Re
e man Catholic primary schools be above
y to compete for State school scholarship
. and that the Government should unde
take the inspection of Roman Cathol