AUSTRALIAN.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8703, 27 January 1894, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MILITARY FEDERATION, Stdhby, January 26. Major-General Hatton, the CommatUJan. of the New South vWales Forces, speaking at a dinner at Bathurst, strongly recommended a federation Australian military scheme, which harmonises entirely with that recommended by Major-General Edwards. THE COPELAND INCIDENT. Mr G.H.Reid, leader of the Opposition, declines to treat Mr Hindiefa motion as a party question, and Mr Hindle has decided to let the members deal with the motion as they think fit. VICTORIAN ELECTIONS. Melbourne, January 26. Mr Frank Madden has- been returned unopposed for the Eastern suburbs constituency, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Duncan Gillies, who has been appointed AgenfcGeneral for the colony in London. Mr Anderson has been elected for Windermere seat, replacing Mr Matthew Butterly, deceased; THE PROPRIETARY MINE. At the haif-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the Proprietary mine the financial conditions were stated to be eminently satisfactory. The profit on that period amounted to £453,000, of which _>288,000 has been paid in dividends and £30,000 added to the reserve funds. THE CHURCH CONGRESS. Hobabt, Jannary 26. At the Church Congress yesterday the Bishop of Nelson read a paper on the "Supply and Training of the Clergy," iv which he insisted that there was just as much necessity for keeping up the high standard of e_ee_e_ce in regard to the clergy in Australia as in England.