CABLE NEWS

Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1004, 16 April 1908, Page 2

CABLE NEWS

Press Assn— By telegraph— Copyright. 'SYDNEY, yesterday. Tho estate of* Major Remington, late general manager of the Mutual Life Association, has been sworn* for probate at £6863. The steamer Denvent and the barque Metrox)olis collided in -/Newcastle harbor. The Sletropolis^ was considerably damaged. *,'■ A strike of wheelers has rendered Idle the Bimvood pit. ; MELBOURNE, yesterday. ,- Mr-'Beakin has -officially -^confirmed 1 his - intention to remain in office, at least tiir tlie tariff. -ia through. He will -move an amendment that the Royal Commission to enquire into the post office be* postponed "till tho tariff is ont of th© way, and aspects lit will be accepted. Mr Fisher, after the Labor caucus, said he hoped harmonious relations would be restored when the House meets to-day. It is understood the majority of the "Labor members who voted against the Government have agreed to- fall into line. In eonnectfarti with the celebration of the jubilee of the Australian game of football in August, a team from each State and New Zealand will visit Victoria and play a series of games. FREMANTLE, yesterday. Arrived, India. ■^-'Passengers for New Zealand: Messrs Rhode and Kay, Mesdames Bell, Ewen, Misses Bennetts, Bill, Ewen, Lamont, Hodgson (2), Pan-. ST. PETERSBURG, yesterday. The Douma read a fiTst time a Bill granting 6,900,000 roubles anmially for universal! el^mp|itar^reducation. The murder of Gbun£ Rotocki was the outcome of a racial feud between the Poles and Ruthenians., PI§KIN, yisterday. Floods in the Hankiang river drowned 2000 Chinese and destroyed 700 junks, ?'••->» r ■ ■-.