AUSTRALIA.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10867, 17 January 1901, Page 5

AUSTRALIA.

United FreM Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS' UNION. (Received January 16th, 9.56 a.m.) SYDNEY, January 16. The summer school and conference, wider is being held at Bowral, 80 miles south oi Sydney, is somewhat on the lines of the Chatauoua encampment. Representatives from all parts of the Commonwealth and from New Zealand are present. THE NEW REAR-ADMIRAL. (Received January 16th, 9.56 a.m.) ADELAIDE, January 16. Rear-Admiral Beaumont, who is to sue ceed Rear-Admiral Pearson, has arrived. Hi! promotion-to the position of Vice-Admiral is due in two years, which will probablj be the length of his service on the Australian station. TRAGEDY IN NEW SOUTH WALES. SYDNEY, January 16. A woman named MacDonnld, at Alexandria, poisoned her .baby with phosphorus, took some of the same campoopd herself, and jumped from a balcony. I The cluld is dead, but the woman is still living. Domestic worries were the came : of her conduct.

(Received January 17th, 1.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, January 15. In view of the fact that there has ISeen no case of plague for thirty-two days, the port will be declared clean of the pest on Mondnv.

A GREAT NIGHT IN BR.SBANE. The city to-night is handsomely decorated and illuminated in honour of tho Imperial troops and tho returned Quecnslanders. RETURNING FROM THE CELEBRATIONS. SYDNEY, January 16. Mr Jackson Palmer, M.H.R., is amongst tho passengers by the Zealandia, which sailed for Auckland to-day.