LORD NORTHCOTE.

Evening Post, Volume LXVII, Issue LXVII, 30 January 1904, Page 5

LORD NORTHCOTE.

MELBOURNE, 29rh January. ; The flw»t leveo held by' the now GoverI nor-General was very lnr^ly attended. As Lord Northcote was fiulforing from rhoumatism in his arm, ho was uuuble to •shako luuuls with Imh guewts. A LABOUR PLATFORM. (Received January 30, 10.40 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Tho Labour Conference has finally adopted the folloAving "fighting" platform i pInUH in the order named : — Resumption of land for close settlement, amalgamation of savings and pwl otlico banU.v and Advanocfl to Sottlpr« Boarl into v SUUo Bank, abolition of tho Legislative Council, State Governor, and other unencesB«ry officcm, tho initiative and referendum, free oda\coMon, cessation of borrowing, except for the redemption and completion of authorised works and undertakings which pay interest and 1 per cent. Mulling fund, jvnd «, pvogrosmle land value tux on «U estates over £6000.

An instance of fast travelling, hhowing tho value of the 'Frisco mail roulo, has coma under the notice of the Southhmd N6avs. An lnvorcargill resident punted a letter on Monduy, the 9th November, 1903, for Hamburg, by tho 'Frisco mail due in London on the 12th December. His rnply i» dated "Hamburg, 15th December, iyo3," and It arrived in Invuicargill via 'Frioco on tho 21st Janu-ary—<wven(y-threo days from Invercnrgill to Hnmburg and back. TRIMMIiD MILLINJSUY. A spoeittl lino of trimmed millinory is now offered by us which will comparnwilh tho nioijt slylirih goods iv Iho oily. WiwhinK prints, at Sid nor yard to clear ; ladies' hoec, Boon value, from 1b 6d por pair ; fino linen handkerchiefs at nominal prices ; muslins, lacee, and iiuscrtions aro nuulo a special job line, and tmiHt bn cleared to mako room ? dreuß goods and dress trimuiiuKH aro oftVrttd in a vnrioly of pntterjw ami textures. This is our^ Cheat Summer Sale, and heavy discounts' am made to clear evory lino. Corauts to lit any figuro an' ofVoreil i\t all prices, and customers may roly upon Iho quality of llio goot!» offovod. Tho unlo will »OOU bo drawing to n olobo, and bargain-muicer* will do woll to inspect our good*. VoUch 'and Allan, Druperi. Oubft-etreet.— Advt. ,