The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-20


which have since been Identified as ma
ives OF New Guinea. Mr. MURRAY and
,ne Dutch resident arrived three days
siter at the scene n the conflict. They
ascended the Morehead. and found new
rugeri camps and one Tugeri canoe.
my also saw fifteen headless bodies
Rrually buried. belonging to the Tu-
Oeri Bio village. on the right hank Of
tne village seventy miles up The Tu-
seri had apparently escaped. taking
with them two boys. one from Sama
and the other from Tugeri Bio.
SUPPOSED TO BE PLAGUE.
SYDNEY. Dec. IA suspicious case
Ef Illness has been under observation
PROM yesterday afternoon. the patient
eeing a boy aged . years. The case Is
fupposed 10 be plague. but definite re-
suits from the meteorological exami-
Eatlon viii not be known till tomorrow.
IN the meantime the house has been
Isolated. and all precautions taken.
Ihe school which the boy recently at
tended VIII be quarantined tomorrow
Inorning.
AUSTRALIAN BREvITIEs.
SYDNEY Dec. 3.-The Premier. Sir
William Lyme. introduced in the l.eois-
|iative Assembly on Saturday q bill TO
Pmend the law relating to Sunday trad
|lrg. The measure provides that any
|fruit. herbs OF goods usually sold in re-
|freshment shops may be sold on the
Lords Day in a shop N IL IL licensed
The license fee Is fixed at 5s.
During n storm at Wongo Creek.
near Manila. on Friday afternoon a
BARN hand named Patrick Hennesson.
|2eed Is. was killed by lightning.
A method Of signalling for trains
.hnown as sykes block interIocking
system" was brought into operation by
che Railway Commissioners ON satur-
DAY on the railway between Petersham
and Ashfield. II the system proves
satisfactory II Is probable that II win
b. extended throughout the whole of
the suburban lines.
The Western Australian mint receipts
for November were s3.s7s ounces OF
gold. against 81 .ss4 ounces for ,he cor
responding month OF last year. The
>evereigns coined numbered 1e2.s31.
compared with i04.14s In November OF
Inst year.
The ceremony Of unvelling the RE-
moriai stone Of Baptist church. which
v being built at Burwood. was per-
ssrmed on Saturday afternoon by Mrs.
william White. Mr.. william Bucking-
sam presided at the ceremony.
The sitting of the Legislative Assem-
Ny. which began at 1880 n. m. on Fri
cay. was continued through Friday
sight and Saturday. The second read
ppg OF the Temora 20 wyaiong railway
bfi was agreed To by 40 votes 20 20.
The Minister for Works. Mr.. sullivan.
moved In committee that 1T is expedi-
ent that the Government enter into a
contract for the supply of nj least 100.-
- tons of steel rails. TO be manutac-
fsred In New South Wales. at a price
cot exceeding the cost In Great Britain
Or America with the usual freight and
charges added" The motion was
agreed %. The House at 10 p. m. On
saturday adjourned until 4;30 today.
During the week ended at noon on
saturday. $3.50 tons OF coal were ex-
ported from Newcastle TO places be-
yond the colony. as compared with 54.-
sst tons for the previous week. show
ing IN increase Of s9s6 tons. The ship
rents 20 intercoionial ports totalled
~ fs0 tons
Mr. q. Musxrove's opera season was
lfnaugurated NJ the Theater Royal on
saturday night. when I'll Trovatore'
was successfully produced.
The FIRST annual benevolent. demon.
-fration. under the auspices Of th'
United Friendly Societies Association
OF Newcastie district was held on Sat
srday The sum ~ nearly e200 wa,
soiiected by lady canvassers.
In the Legislative Assembly on Sat
srday the Premier. Sir william Lyme
laid on the table of the House the cor
respondence that had passed betweer
and Mr. Jameson % the Blythe Rive
iron mines reRariing the proposal q
Establish n steel rail factory in Nev
south wales.
The steamer India for London OF
Saturday took 20 600 sovereigns. shippe
by the English. Scottish and Austria
Iiian Chartered bank. and bullion val
ued at c2.7Oo shipped by the smeltin
Company of Australia.
A meeting OF the procession an
demonstration committee In connec
ton with the Commonwealth ceIebra
ltlons was held on Saturday at Parlia
ment Horre for the purpose Of decidin
as 20 the order In which the processio
should be constituted.
It IL stated that arrangements hav
been made for n conference betwee
J. Representatives of the Northern distriC
colliery owners and the miners TO cor
slider the selling price Of coal tn
conference win commence at the New
castle Hall Of Commerce on Saturda
n next.
The Austrai meeting Of the Melbourr
q Bicycle Club was opened on Saturda
on the Melbourne Cricket groun'
About 1900 persons were present "
Martin started In nine heats. includin
finals. and won eight. In the five-mi
race Martin finished third.
business In the mining market o
Saturday was extremely dull, the onl
feature being n general Improvement
the values Of Western Australian gol
ccmpanies.
BRISBANE. Dec. IAN exhausti'
inquiry r. 10 be held by the Tmmigr'
tion Board into statements made cot
cerning the last batch OF immigrau