AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 2710, 24 July 1891, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN TELEGRAMS.

Freedom of contract or no conferenceSrDNEr, July 23.— ThePastoraiist* Association, in reply to Sir Henry Parkes. state that they are firm m tl>eir decision not to confer with tue shearers unless the principal of freedom of contract is conceded. Foundered at sen, one survivor, ' ... I Sybkey, July 28.— A boat belong, ing to the barque Ellen, bound from Newcastle to Auckland, attempted *o land at Seal Rock lighthouse but capsized and three men out of four were drowned. ; liATßß.— Further intelligence from Seal liock lighthouse states thafc the barque Ellen has foundered and a boat attempting to make Seal Bock contained the only survivors and theaS were reduced by 3 owing to the capsize. The Ellen was a barque af 409 tons and arrived at Newcastle from Noumea on June 17. No confidence motion rejected. Sydney, July 23. -After a continuous sitting of 23 hours the motion of want of confidence in the Government was negatived by 80 to 57. A further amendment to the address iareply was moved by Mr Garvin, affirming that in the opinion of the House the Pastoralists Union should agree to an o»en conference with the Shearers Union also favouring a protective tariff. This too was rejected by 77 to 58, and the address was then passed. »torms at sea, a snip dismasted. Melbourne, July 23.— The ships, Gulf Stream and Beror, have put intj Port Phillip almost wrecks;; the damage was caused by gales in the early part of the month. Tho Berar was dismasted and the other vessel partialty so.