AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 88, 13 April 1904, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN CABLES.

SOLICITOR SHOT IX HIS OFFICE. SYDNEY, April 12. Walter Lindsay Thompson, a prominent city solicitor, was found shot in bis office. The fatality is .j-ppesed to be accidental. His Jife was insured for £25- ---! 000, including f IOQO in the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company. A large i portion of the total was arranged for j within the past year, and £7000 since ! January last. The coroner's inquest was I opened and postponed at the request of the insurance companies interested, pending a post-mortem examination. EDUCATION CONFERENCE. SYDNEY, April 12. The Education Conference adopted recommendations in favour of the estabI lishment of a kindergarten college, and the Sloyd system of manual training- in schools. ENGLISH FOOTBALLERS AND NEW (Received 10.6 ajn.) this day. The secretary of the Rugby Football Union considers that the cable to the effect that the English team will extend its tour to New Zealand probably means : that the Englishmen have secured leave of absence which will enable them to include New Zealand in their tour. IN FAVOUR OF THE TOTALISATOR. (Received 10.6 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. A conference of delegates from the governing bodies of the turf throughout the Commonwealth has declared in favour of legalising +h.e totalisator. MS. KINGSTON. ) (Received 10.11 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Mr. Kingston is making gradual progress towards recovery. MAORIS AND FEDERAL RESTRICTION ACT. (Received 10.6 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. The secretary of the Rugby Football Union has boon advi-od that the visiting Maori School football team will be exempt from the Immigration Restriction r- =