AUSTRALIAN ITEMS.
HANLAN AND BEAOH. SIR JULIUS yOGEL'S.. CABLE SCHEME. .
QUEEN'S JUBILEE. Sydney, May 6... Articles have been signed for a. sculling race between Hanlan and Beach, to be rowed on the Nepean river, in November, next. , The stakes are £500 a-side. Meldouenb, May 6. In the annual report of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce, published to-day, the committee, without endorsing Sir Julius Voxel's scheme for purchasing the cables, uphold his proposal that a conferonco of Postmasters-General of the different Australian colonies should be held for iie purpose .of discussing the cable quostiotiv They declare that such a coaference: can fssarcely fail to be productive of good.. A conference of representatives of the different s anunicipalities of Victoria,was held in Melbofcrno to-day,-for the purpose of discussinw the question,,of the celebration of tho Wueen' s, Jubilee. " Tho.', delegates, howevey, was not'disposed to carry out an elaborate celebradon, believing, that ,they had n* power" legaUyto ■expend.the.ratep»yere ? for such jjpurpoee., ; ; ...
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DTN18870507.2.15.4
Bibliographic details
Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4908, 7 May 1887, Page 3
Word Count
157AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4908, 7 May 1887, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.