AUSTRALIAN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9009, 23 January 1895, Page 5

AUSTRALIAN.

Press Association—By 1 elegraph—Copyright THE CABLE INTERRUPTION. Sydney, January 22. The Sydney Morning Herald, referring to the cable interruption, states that the sudden silence of the whole service with its duplicate wires and triplicate cables will accentuate the demand that the colonies should have an alternative service under totally different) conditions, and such can only be supplied by the Pacific route. THE ADAMSTOWN TRAGEDY. At the inquest on the giri Turner, killed by Mrs Gray at Adamatown, the jury returned a verdict) of manslaughter. MR EDDY. Mr Eddy, while touring in the country districts, was the recipient of many addresses expressing approval of his management of the. New South Wales railways. He had an interview with the Premier, who pressed him to remain in the service of the <x»totiy, iiim * seven years' engagementittialialary of £4000 per annum., Thfe- offer Mr Eddy has decided to accept. A VALUABLE PROPERTY. Mr Alfred Bennett bias Bold his quarter share in the Evening News paper to his brothers and sister for between £80,000 and £90,000. STANDARD TIME.. Mblbournk, January 22. The coming into operation of the standard time system has caused a lot of trouble in the re-arranging of time tables, especially with the intercolonial trains and the local trains running in connection with them. ', GREAT TOBACCO ROBBERY. O'Neill,- Mulligan, Marks and Carrab, oharged with being concerned in a great! tobacco robbery, have been committed for trial. , . STOCK INSPECTORS' CONFERENCE. Brisbane, January 22. At the v conference of the Chief Inspectors of Stock, it was resolved to obtain official information from California whether the swine fever, hog cholera* or other infectious or contagious diseases ezisb there. This action was taken, in consequence of the desire of New South Wales breeders to import swine from California. The pigs of that State are said to be superior for bacon purposes.. The Conference decided to reduce the term of quarantine for cattle-and sheep from sixty to thirty days, provided no malignant disease exists in Great Britain.